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clout nail

clout nail noun: any of various types of nails with large flat heads designed to fasten sheet metal to wood, fasten clouts to axletrees, etc., often clinched.

clout nail: any of various types of nails with large flat heads designed to fasten sheet metal to wood, fasten...
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Noun

clout nail (plural clout nails)

  1. Any of various types of nails with large flat heads designed to fasten sheet metal to wood, fasten clouts to axletrees, etc., often clinched.

clout nail meaning in Tamil

clout nail in Tamil

வில்லையாணி

Forms of clout nail

pluralclout nails
alternative formclout-nail

Questions about clout nail

What does clout nail mean?
Clout nail means any of various types of nails with large flat heads designed to fasten sheet metal to wood, fasten clouts to axletrees, etc., often clinched.
What is clout nail in Tamil?
Clout nail in Tamil is வில்லையாணி. See Clout nail meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clout nail?
Clout nail is a noun.
What is the plural of clout nail?
The plural of clout nail is clout nails.

Words near clout nail in the dictionary

  1. clout chasers
  2. clout goblin
  3. clout goblins
  4. clout list
  5. clout lists
  6. clout nail
  7. clout nails
  8. clout on
  9. clout-nail
  10. clout-nails
  11. clouted

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