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nail header

nail header noun: a convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.

Noun

nail header (plural nail headers)

  1. A convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.
  2. A machine used in industrial nail production.
  3. A nail heading machine used for making nail heads.

Forms of nail header

pluralnail headers
alternative formnailheader

Origin of nail header

From nail + header.

Questions about nail header

What does nail header mean?
Nail header means a convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.
What part of speech is nail header?
Nail header is a noun.
What is the plural of nail header?
The plural of nail header is nail headers.

Words near nail header in the dictionary

  1. nail file
  2. nail files
  3. nail fungus
  4. nail gun
  5. nail guns
  6. nail header
  7. nail house
  8. nail houses
  9. nail in one's coffin
  10. nail it
  11. nail Jell-O to a tree

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