| 单词 | trenail |
| 例句 | It was at last completed, like the temple of Solomon, without the sound of axe or hammer; neither bolts, trenails nor caulking-iron, were required. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z They are constructed of planks of acacia and sycamore, about three inches thick, which are dovetailed together and fastened with trenails. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships He wondered whether he really knew about Ulysses' abominable boat and whether he remembered which words in the Greek meant dowels and trenails. Years of Plenty The surrounding artificers immediately flew in every direction to get out of its way; but Michael Wishart, the principal builder, having unluckily stumbled upon one of the uncut trenails, fell upon his back. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Used for wagon hubs, trenails or pins, but especially for railway ties, fence posts, and door sills. Seasoning of Wood These we cut to the proper size, and bound them together by slats, and trenails made out of the hard locust-wood. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness In addition to this, the various courses of timber were fastened to the rock and to each other by means of numerous iron cramps and bolts, and wooden trenails. The Story of the Rock Cross pieces, 12 feet long, were pegged to this by trenails--nails formed of tough and hard wood. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes Instead of fastening the planks to the timbers of the ship with iron nails, large wooden pins, or “trenails,” were used, and driven into augur holes, and thus the fabric was held together. Jarwin and Cuffy It is of a pale lemon colour; and is considered more durable for trenails than any other—that of the locust excepted. The Boy Hunters On the outside, 14 inches down on either side, holes of 2 inches diameter were found intersecting the central hole, apparently for the insertion of a wooden key or trenail to retain the struts. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore They have no iron to make nails of, and for this reason they use only wooden trenails in their shipbuilding, and then stitch the planks with twine as I have told you. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Some of the trenails were started and beams buckled slightly under the terrific stresses. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Meanwhile Calypso, the fair goddess, brought him augers, so he bored each piece and jointed them together, and then made all fast with trenails and dowels. The Odyssey Done into English prose Listening below, I could hear the creaking and groaning of her timbers, the pistol-like cracks that told of the starting of a trenail or plank, and the faint, indefinable whispers of our ship’s distress. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition |
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