Dow'el-pĭn, n.
n. A pin of wood or metal used for joining two pieces, as of wood, stones, &c., by inserting part of its length into one piece, the rest of it entering a corresponding hole in the other, as in the heads of a cask, &c.
n. A pin of wood or metal used for joining two pieces, as of wood, stones, &c., by inserting part of its length into one piece, the rest of it entering a corresponding hole in the other, as in the heads of a cask, &c.