treenail

/tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l/US // ˈtriˌneɪl, ˈtrɛn l, ˈtrʌn l //UK // (ˈtriːneɪl, ˈtrɛnəl) //

翠绿钉,翠绿钉子,翠绿的指甲,翠绿之帆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.

A treenail driven in here and there serves to keep all in place by nipping the cross poles tightly.
This, after being faced and hewn with the adze, is passed through a double-handed cutting instrument known as a treenail tool.
In wild countries any tough straight-grained wood may be selected for treenail making.
The perch bolt (D) should be an iron pin, but may be a hard wood treenail.
When we found that no one was inside we told Captain Treenail of the man we had seen climbing up the cliff.