1. a cylindrical wooden or plastic pin used to join two pieces of wood or other material

1. to fasten or join with dowels

Examples

• The carpenter inserted a wooden dowel to strengthen the joint.
• She used plastic dowels to assemble the bookshelf.
• The furniture kit included several dowels for assembly.
• He drilled holes for the dowels in both pieces of wood.
• The cabinet maker doweled the frame pieces together.
• You need to dowel these boards before gluing them.
• The dowel provides extra support for the connection.