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agnails

agnails is the plural of agnail.

Meaning of agnail

Noun

agnail (plural agnails)

  1. Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
    • […] Corrie bit another atom from off the corner of his nail. He had a troublesome "back-friend" or "agnail," at which he often bit.1866, E[liza] Lynn Linton, “Margaret and Ainslie”, in Lizzie Lorton of Greyrigg. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 121, column 2
    Synonyms:
    hangnail
  2. (obsolete) A corn or sore on the toe or finger.

Questions about agnails

What is agnails the plural of?
Agnails is the plural of agnail.

Words near agnails in the dictionary

  1. AGMPs
  2. AGMs
  3. agmt.
  4. AGN
  5. agnail
  6. agnails
  7. agname
  8. agnamed
  9. agnames
  10. agnate
  11. agnates

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