large nail (noun)

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• nail set — noun A punch that drives in a nail so that its head is level with or below the surface. In an emergency a nail set can be made in a few minutes from a tenpenny or other large nail. Cut off the point with hack saw or grinding wheel, clamp the nail …   Wiktionary

• tenpenny nail — noun a nail 3 inches long • Hypernyms: ↑nail * * * noun Etymology: so called from its original price per hundred : a nail 3 inches long * * * tenpenny nail noun 1. Formerly, a nail sold at tenpence a hundred 2. A large nail • • …   Useful english dictionary

• clout nail — noun a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood • Syn: ↑clout • Hypernyms: ↑nail * * * noun : a nail having a large flat head used for fastening clouts to axletrees, studding timber, or fastening down sheet metal …   Useful english dictionary

• clout-nail — cloutˈ nail noun A large headed nail • • • Main Entry: ↑clout …   Useful english dictionary

• spike-nail — spikeˈ nail noun A large small headed nail • • • Main Entry: ↑spike …   Useful english dictionary

• boat nail — noun : a nail usually 3 to 10 inches long made with a large oval or round head or often a rosehead and of soft galvanized iron or of copper usually with a rectangular shaft tapering to a blunt or chisel point and capable of being effectively… …   Useful english dictionary

• roofing nail — noun : a short nail usually with a large flat head and a barbed shank used for securing roofing paper or asphalt shingles to roof boards * * * a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head. See illus. under nail.… …   Useful english dictionary

• hob|nail — «HOB NAYL», noun. 1. a short nail with a large head to protect the soles of heavy shoes and boots. 2. a rustic; clodhopper; buffoon. ╂[< hob1 peg + nail] …   Useful english dictionary

• Flat nail — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• clout nail — /ˈklaʊt neɪl/ (say klowt nayl) noun a nail with a large flat head used to fix a surface material, as sheet metal, plaster, etc., to a frame or base. Also, clout tack …  

• hobnail — noun (C) a large nail with a big, flat top, used to make the bottom part of heavy boots and shoes stronger hobnailed adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English