How to pronounce dowel
American English pronunciation
DOW-ul
- IPA
- /ˈdaʊəl/
- Syllables
- DOW · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dowel means
A short wooden peg that joins two pieces of wood
In a sentence: Dad tapped a dowel into each hole to hold the shelf together.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It may come from an old word for a pipe or one for a peg.
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