EIGHTPENNY NAIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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