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large toe-nail

large toe-nail is the alternative form of large toenail.

Meaning of large toenail

Noun

large toenail (plural large toenails)

  1. Synonym of big toenail.
    • Sir Robert Alexander, 35, St. James’s-place, has had two large toenails and a corn extracted from his feet by Mr. Rendall, and can strongly recommend him.1859 April 15, “Corns, Bunions, and Defective Toenails Extracted and Cured […]”, in The Morning Chronicle, 2nd edition, number 28,786, London: […] Josiah Lilly, […], →OCLC, page 1, column 1
    Synonyms:
    big toenail
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see large, toenail.
    • Did you know that octopuses have three hearts? That a zebra’s hoof is just a large toenail?2018 December 6, “This creature-filled anthology is a great Christmas present for kids”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2020

Forms of large toe-nail

plurallarge toe-nails

Questions about large toe-nail

What is large toe-nail the alternative form of?
Large toe-nail is the alternative form of large toenail.

Words near large toe-nail in the dictionary

  1. large skipper
  2. large skippers
  3. large toe
  4. large toe nail
  5. large toe nails
  6. large toe-nail
  7. large toe-nails
  8. large toenail
  9. large toenails
  10. large toes
  11. large tortoiseshell

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