"misnail" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misnails [present, singular, third-person], misnailing [participle, present], misnailed [participle, past], misnailed [past]
Etymology: mis- + nail Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|nail}} mis- + nail Head templates: {{en-verb}} misnail (third-person singular simple present misnails, present participle misnailing, simple past and past participle misnailed)
  1. To nail improperly.
    Sense id: en-misnail-en-verb-r-Mw5pOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1931, American Lumberman - Part 3, page 48",
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          "ref": "1941, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, A Manual on Sheathing for Buildings: Laboratory and Service Data, page 26",
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