Definition of Eightpenny nail

1. Noun. A nail 2.5 inches long.

Generic synonyms: Nail

Definition of Eightpenny nail

1. Noun. (dated) A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eightpenny Nail

eighth rest
eighth rests
eighthly
eighths
eighties
eightieth
eightieths
eightish
eightlike
eightling
eightlings
eightness
eightpence
eightpences
eightpenny
eightpenny nail (current term)
eightplex
eightplexes
eights
eightscore
eightsies
eightsome
eightsomes
eightvo
eightvos
eighty
eighty-eight
eighty-eighth
eighty-fifth
eighty-first

Literary usage of Eightpenny nail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Collection of Remarkable Cases in Surgery by Paul Fitzsimmons Eve (1857)
"... 171 puff-dart in, 186 pebble in, 176 right, bell-button in. 181 broken nail in, 178 chicken-bone in, 175 eightpenny nail in, 179 half-sovereign in, ..."

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