Plug, which marks the position where pieces have to be cut to be joined together evenly. One end is set into an already drilled dowel hole on a board and then the other piece of board to be joined is butted up against the other end of the plug, which marks the position where the hole should go.
Dowel gauge
Device, which is also called a dovetail jig, that hold the board ends that are being joined in a dovetail joint, so that the mortises and tenons are in the correct locations when cut with the proper router bit.
Dowel joint
Joint held together by the short, rounded, and flat ended wooden sticks called dowels.
Dower
The legal right of a widow to a portion of her deceased husband's real estate.
Down angle
Trim tile with two rounded or curved edges, which serve to finish an outside corner.
Down head boring gimlet
A flexible cutting tip for an auger cable.
Down payment
The difference between the sale price of real estate and the mortgage amount.
Down zoning
Rezoning of land from a higher density use to a lower density use.
Downdraft
Downward current of air.
Downdrain
Drain that is intended to direct water runoff away from roads.
