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spikenail

spikenail noun: a large nail or spike.

Noun

spikenail (plural spikenails)

  1. A large nail or spike.
    • After the mans wounds were dress'd I gave him a spike nail and a knife which to them was of great value […] .1774, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 28 June

Forms of spikenail

pluralspikenails

Origin of spikenail

From spike + nail.

Questions about spikenail

What does spikenail mean?
Spikenail means a large nail or spike.
What part of speech is spikenail?
Spikenail is a noun.
What is the plural of spikenail?
The plural of spikenail is spikenails.

Words near spikenail in the dictionary

  1. spikelets
  2. spikeletted
  3. spikelike
  4. spikemoss
  5. spikemosses
  6. spikenail
  7. spikenails
  8. spikenard
  9. spikenards
  10. spikenel
  11. Spikeophile

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