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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
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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