"frost-nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frost-nails [plural]
Etymology: frost + nail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|frost|nail}} frost + nail Head templates: {{en-noun}} frost-nail (plural frost-nails)
  1. A nail with a sharp head, driven into a horseshoe to keep the horse from slipping.
    Sense id: en-frost-nail-en-noun-zZhBWOrs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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