"sixpenny nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sixpenny nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixpenny nail (plural sixpenny nails)
  1. (dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Carpentry, Six Synonyms: six penny nail, six-penny nail Related terms: fourpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, twelvepenny nail, sixteenpenny nail

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