Definitions for trunnels

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trunnels trun·nel

Spelling: [truhn-l]

IPA: /ˈtrʌn l/

Trunnels is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in trunnels (elnnrstu).

Definitions for trunnels

noun

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

Origin of trunnels

variant of treenail, perhaps by association with trundle

Examples for trunnels

Into each of these we graved a piece of plank, and in one of them we drove a trunnel where none had been before.

The tierces stand upon a trunnel, which whirls round while a hammer continually strikes upon it.

The tierces stand upon a trunnel, which whirls round while a hammer continually strikes upon it.

Into each of these we graved a piece of plank, and in one of them we drove a trunnel where none had been before.