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stub nails

stub nails is the plural of stub nail.

Meaning of stub nail

Noun

stub nail (plural stub nails)

  1. (archaic) An old horsenail, or any metal nail broken off.
  2. A short, thick nail.

Questions about stub nails

What is stub nails the plural of?
Stub nails is the plural of stub nail.

Words near stub nails in the dictionary

  1. stub ends
  2. stub iron
  3. stub mortise
  4. stub mortises
  5. stub nail
  6. stub nails
  7. stub out
  8. stub twist
  9. stub-tail
  10. stub-tailed morpho
  11. stub-tailed morphos

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