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EIGHTPENNY NAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eightpenny nail mean?
• EIGHTPENNY NAIL (noun)
The noun EIGHTPENNY NAIL has 1 sense:
1. a nail 2.5 inches long
Familiarity information: EIGHTPENNY NAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nail 2.5 inches long
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("eightpenny nail" is a kind of...):
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
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