"sixpenny nail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sixpenny nails [plural], six penny nail [alternative], six-penny nail [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixpenny nail (plural sixpenny nails)
  1. (dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Related terms: fourpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, twelvepenny nail, sixteenpenny nail
    Sense id: en-sixpenny_nail-en-noun-Natnr1nY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carpentry, Six

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length."
      ],
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        },
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        },
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