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eightpenny nail

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A nail 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters) long.

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  • noun dated A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length.

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  • noun a nail 2.5 inches long

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the former price per hundred.]

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