cavilha — meaning in English

English meaning

• peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.

Senses

cavilha is used for these senses in English:

• dowel 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.
• peg A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.

peg — full definition

1. noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
2. verb To fasten with a peg, or to fix a price or value at a set level.
3. verb To throw something, especially a ball, often hard.

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