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nail-keg

nail-keg is the alternative spelling of nailkeg.

Meaning of nailkeg

Noun

nailkeg (plural nailkegs)

  1. A keg designed to store nails.
  2. (World-War-I, slang) A shrapnel shell.

Forms of nail-keg

pluralnail-kegs

Questions about nail-keg

What is nail-keg the alternative spelling of?
Nail-keg is the alternative spelling of nailkeg.

Words near nail-keg in the dictionary

  1. nail-cutter
  2. nail-cutters
  3. nail-file
  4. nail-files
  5. nail-headed
  6. nail-keg
  7. nail-kegs
  8. nail-making
  9. nail-patella syndrome
  10. nail-polish remover
  11. nail-polish removers

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