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from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete spelling of
nail .
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Examples
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January 25, 2008 at 4:02 pm haha, dah nayle varnish waz naut plannd! beleevs it ors not, dat waz mah furst kitteh eva! nows ai has 2 so Gizmo haz a sistah kitteh! thx 4 de hugz!
I SAYZ DONT FLUSH TOILETZ!@! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I lubs de nayle colours, so ob course de 1 I where is, ta-ta-ta-ta, NUDE.
White mouse… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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October 22, 2008 at 7:04 am muhahaha…teh nayle trimmers of DOOM!
Claws - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Furr starturz, wii wheel nayle ur tong tu teh taybul…den wii wheel letz whoolii bare catahrapillurrz wawx akrost it wif buutz ahn
uh… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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January 30, 2008 at 8:13 pm gee, are-dee, yU nit teh nayle on teh hed!
son, iz time u knew… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Also, ai luvs teh wai joo co-ordinated joor nayle varnish to match herz coate! aim shoor awl the luv joove gibben her will result in joo havvin teh berry happi lief toggedder.
I SAYZ DONT FLUSH TOILETZ!@! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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In 1664, if the wolf-killer wished to obtain the reward, he was ordered to bring the wolf's head and "nayle it to the meeting-house and give notis thereof."
Sabbath in Puritan New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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In Hampton, the inhabitants were ordered to "nayle the same to a little red oake tree at northeast end of the meeting-house."
Sabbath in Puritan New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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For the islands north of Japan, the "Sodomitical Sea," and the "nayle of tynne" thrust through the prepuce to prevent sodomy, see Lib.ii. chap. 4 of Master
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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The ruffs formerly worn by gentlemen were frequently _double wired_, and _stiffened_ with _yellow starch_: and the practice was at one time carried to such an excess, that they were limited by Queen Elizabeth '_to a nayle of a yeard in depth_.'
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