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Definition of Nail hole
1. Noun. A hole left after a nail is removed.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nail Hole
Literary usage of Nail hole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rivington's Notes on Building Construction by Walter Noble Twelvetrees (1915)
"The nail-hole is roughly countersunk on the rough side to take the head of the
... Some prefer to nail slates near the head, because each nail-hole is then ..."
2. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1891)
"The " lap " and " gauge " are generally more accurately defined as follows:—
The " lap" is the distance between the tail of any course and the nail hole of ..."
3. A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement & Present State of the by John Holland, Robert Hunt (1853)
"The head of the common nail is not conical, but nearly square; and no part is
received into the nail-hole. When the nail is driven into the shoe up to the ..."
4. The Civil Engineer's Pocket-book by John Cresson Trautwine (1907)
"Toe lap ¡ч measured from the nail hole (under t) of the lower ... The slater
estimates the length of his slate from the nail hole to the tail; ..."
5. Horse-shoeing as it is and as it Should be by William Douglas (1873)
"This is far from being a commendable practice, as it not only leaves a jagged
sharp piece of iron in the middle of the nail-hole, but it makes the hole of a ..."
6. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"'The head of the common nail,' says Mr. Coleman, ' is not conical, but nearly
square and no part is received into the nail-hole. When the nail is driven ..."
7. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the (1891)
"One inch is deducted from the full length of the slate, being the distance from
the nail hole to the head. Lap and Gauge for Slates nailed near the Centre. ..."
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