dowel

IPA: dˈaʊʌɫ

A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.

Examples of "dowel" in Sentences

The dowel may be of flexible material.
A fastener secures each pipe to a dowel bar.
Sometimes they'll use a species of wooden dowel.
Opening dough with a dowel is harder than it looks.
Dowel rod is employed in numerous, diverse applications.
Modern dowel bars are coated with epoxy to prevent corrosion.
A magnetized dowel pin is eccentrically positioned in the bushing.
Disposed perpendicularly between and joining the boards are dowels.
The bond breaker is to be applied on all surfaces of the dowel bar.
I use a 4 foot long, 1 inch hardwood dowel from the hardware store.
The glider is launched by a rubber band connected to a cylindrical dowel.
For this reason, dowel joints are not preferred for high quality furniture.
The "block running through the body" of a banjo is generally called the dowel stick.
The cloths are made from 1-square-meter corduroy attached to a wooden dowel which is dragged along the trail's edges.
Turned pins are left on the shaft and the base, and these are secured at the joint by the use of a double-pointed screw called a dowel screw.
As handles for canes and umbrellas, treat the same as for hooks and leave the wood long to form a dowel which is glued or inserted in cane or umbrella, a metal band covering the end of the skin.