"clout-nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clout-nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clout-nail (plural clout-nails)
  1. (obsolete) A wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head, and used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-clout-nail-en-noun-aXzLHQGr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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