A variant or Scottish form of 'dowel'; a wooden peg or rod used to join pieces of wood together or to fill a hole.
From Scottish and Northern English dialect, possibly from Dutch 'dovel' or related to Old Norse roots. This regional variant reflects how Scottish English preserved and modified Middle English terms differently than Standard English.
This Scottish word shows up in woodworking terminology and regional dialects, reminding us that English carpentry and crafts have different vocabularies depending on where you go—in Scotland, you might use 'dougl' where others would say 'dowel.'
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