'Trunnel' definitions:

Definition of 'trunnel'

(from WordNet)
noun
A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: treenail, trenail, trunnel]

Definition of 'Trunnel'

From: GCIDE
  • Trunnel \Trun"nel\, n. A trundle. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Trunnel'

From: GCIDE
  • Trunnel \Trun"nel\, n. (Shipbuilding) See Treenail. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'trunnel'

From: GCIDE
  • Treenail \Tree"nail`\, n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.] [1913 Webster]