"sixteenpenny nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sixteenpenny nails [plural], sixteen penny nail [alternative], sixteen-penny nail [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixteenpenny nail (plural sixteenpenny nails)
  1. (dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Carpentry, Sixteen Related terms: fourpenny nail, sixpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, twelvepenny nail
    Sense id: en-sixteenpenny_nail-en-noun-R9XtgN5- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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