"twelvepenny nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twelvepenny nails [plural], twelve penny nail [alternative], twelve-penny nail [alternative]
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 Related terms: fourpenny nail, sixpenny nail, eightpenny nail, tenpenny nail, sixteenpenny nail
    Sense id: en-twelvepenny_nail-en-noun-DinXN8VI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carpentry, Twelve

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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