dowel: Meaning and Definition of

dow•el

1. Also calleda pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
2. a piece of wood driven into a hole drilled in a masonry wall to receive nails, as for fastening woodwork.
3. a round wooden rod of relatively small diameter.
4. a peg, usually of metal, set into the root canal of a natural tooth to give additional support to an artificial crown.

1. to reinforce or furnish with a dowel or dowels.