"fourpenny nail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fourpenny nails [plural], four penny nail [alternative], four-penny nail [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourpenny nail (plural fourpenny nails)
  1. (dated) A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Related terms: sixpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, twelvepenny nail, sixteenpenny nail
    Sense id: en-fourpenny_nail-en-noun-epdEJ1RP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carpentry, Four

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
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