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nail sets

nail sets is the plural of nail set.

Meaning of nail set

Noun

nail set (plural nail sets)

  1. A punch that drives in a nail so that its head is level with or below the surface.
    • In an emergency a nail set can be made in a few minutes from a tenpenny or other large nail. Cut off the point with hack saw or grinding wheel, clamp the nail in the vise, indent the end by tapping it with a center punch, and taper or bevel the end on the grinding wheel as shown.1939 July, Albert W. Stein, Popular Science, volume 135, number 1
    Synonyms:
    nail punch

Questions about nail sets

What is nail sets the plural of?
Nail sets is the plural of nail set.

Words near nail sets in the dictionary

  1. nail rods
  2. nail salon
  3. nail salons
  4. nail scissors
  5. nail set
  6. nail sets
  7. nail sick
  8. nail sickness
  9. nail someone to the wall
  10. nail tech
  11. nail technician

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