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twelvepenny nails

twelvepenny nails is the plural of twelvepenny nail.

Meaning of twelvepenny nail

Noun

twelvepenny nail (plural twelvepenny nails)

  1. (dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.

Questions about twelvepenny nails

What is twelvepenny nails the plural of?
Twelvepenny nails is the plural of twelvepenny nail.

Words near twelvepenny nails in the dictionary

  1. twelvemos
  2. twelveness
  3. twelvepence
  4. twelvepenny
  5. twelvepenny nail
  6. twelvepenny nails
  7. twelveplex
  8. twelveplexes
  9. twelver
  10. Twelverism
  11. twelvers

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