Fastened or joined together using wooden dowels, which are cylindrical pegs inserted into holes to connect pieces of wood.
From 'dowel,' a word of uncertain origin, possibly from Dutch 'dovel' or German 'Dübel.' The past tense 'doweled' adds the -ed suffix indicating completed action.
Doweling is ancient craftsmanship—cabinetmakers used this technique centuries before modern clamps and screws, making furniture that still holds together today because wood expands and contracts uniformly around the dowel.
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