Definitions for trenails

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trenails tre·nail

Spelling: [tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l]

IPA: /ˈtriˌneɪl, ˈtrɛn l, ˈtrʌn l/

Trenails is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 683 anagrams from letters in trenails (aeilnrst).

Definitions for trenails

noun

1. treenail.
2. a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.

Origin of trenails

First recorded in 1250-1300, treenail is from the Middle English word trenayl. See tree, nail

Examples for trenails

After much correspondence with London and other ports, a considerable quantity was procured from trenail merchants of Wapping.