"nail ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nail balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nail ball (plural nail balls)
  1. A round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.
    Sense id: en-nail_ball-en-noun-xbS-LuPw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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