dip pen vs dowel

dip pen

noun
  • A kind of pen consisting of a nib with capillary channels like those of a fountain pen, mounted in a handle or holder. 

dowel

noun
  • A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from. 

  • A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. 

  • A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it. 

verb
  • To fasten together with dowels. 

  • To furnish with dowels. 

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