"twelvepenny nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twelvepenny nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twelvepenny nail (plural twelvepenny nails)
  1. (dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Carpentry, Twelve Synonyms: twelve penny nail, twelve-penny nail Related terms: fourpenny nail, sixpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, sixteenpenny nail

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