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worked like a nailer

worked like a nailer is the simple past and past participle of work like a nailer.

Meaning of work like a nailer

Verb

work like a nailer (third-person singular simple present works like a nailer, present participle working like a nailer, simple past and past participle worked like a nailer)

  1. (dated, simile) To work very hard.
    • Boyce was working away like a nailer at His Grace's colt, an exertion he might have spared himself , but that it is necessary to do something for one's money1834 September, Craven, "Goodwood Races – Tuesday, July 29", The Sporting Magazine (London) s. 2, vol. 9, no. 53, p. 388

Questions about worked like a nailer

What is worked like a nailer the simple past and past participle of?
Worked like a nailer is the simple past and past participle of work like a nailer.

Words near worked like a nailer in the dictionary

  1. worked into the ground
  2. worked like a dog
  3. worked like a dream
  4. worked like a horse
  5. worked like a mule
  6. worked like a nailer
  7. worked like a Trojan
  8. worked off
  9. worked on
  10. worked one's buns off
  11. worked one's fingers to the bone

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