"eightpenny nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eightpenny nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eightpenny nail (plural eightpenny nails)
  1. (dated) A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Carpentry, Eight Synonyms: eight penny nail, eight-penny nail Related terms: fourpenny nail, sixpenny nail, tenpenny nail, twelvepenny nail, sixteenpenny nail
    Sense id: en-eightpenny_nail-en-noun-bcn-oNWL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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