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forefinger nail

forefinger nail is the alternative form of forefingernail.

Meaning of forefingernail

Noun

forefingernail (plural forefingernails)

  1. The nail of the forefinger.
    • Insert the right thumb and forefinger down into the center compartment of the twisted section and with the forefingernail uppermost grasp the center of the original bight (see arrow in the second diagram).1944, Clifford W[arren] Ashley, “The Jug Sling or Jar Sling Knot”, in The Ashley Book of Knots, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →OCLC, chapter 14 (Knots Tied in the Bight), page 208

Forms of forefinger nail

pluralforefinger nails

Questions about forefinger nail

What is forefinger nail the alternative form of?
Forefinger nail is the alternative form of forefingernail.

Words near forefinger nail in the dictionary

  1. forefields
  2. forefighter
  3. forefighters
  4. forefin
  5. forefinger
  6. forefinger nail
  7. forefinger nails
  8. forefingernail
  9. forefingernails
  10. forefingers
  11. forefins

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