Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nail 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) long.
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- noun dated A relatively large nail, three and one-half
inches (9centimeters ) in length.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its original price per hundred.]
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