名詞 dowel:

1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
   同義詞：dowel pin, joggle

dow.el

n.（名詞）
A usually round pin that fits tightly into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two adjacent pieces.
暗榫：通常為一圓釘，緊扣在相應的眼里以固定或校正相似的兩片
A piece of wood driven into a wall to act as an anchor for nails.
受釘木：敲進墻里用以釘釘子的一塊木頭
v.tr.（及物動詞）
dow.eled 也作 dow.elled dow.el.ing dow.el.ling dow.els dow.els
To fasten or align with dowels:
用暗榫接合或校準：
例句：
table legs that are doweled into the top.
用暗榫與桌面接合的桌腿

To equip with dowels.
為…裝暗榫

來源：
Middle English doule [part of a wheel]
中古英語 doule [輪子上一零件]
perhaps from Middle Low German dovel [plug]
可能源自 中古低地德語 dovel [塞子]
or from Old French doele [barrel stave] [diminutive of] douve from Late Latin doga [vessel] from Greek dokhô [receptacle] * see synecdoche
或源自 古法語 doele [桶板] [] douve的小后綴 源自 后期拉丁語 doga [船] 源自 希臘語 dokhô [容器] *參見 synecdoche