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Definition of dowel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dowel

noun
 
/ˈdaʊəl/
 
/ˈdaʊəl/
(also dowel rod)
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  1. a small piece of wood, plastic, etc. in the shape of a cylinder, used to fix larger pieces of wood, plastic, etc. together
    Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Middle Low German dovel.
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