Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dowel \Dow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doweled}or {Dowelled}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Doweling} or {Dowelling}.]
   To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a
   cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.