Agnail

//ˈæɡneɪl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Torn skin near a toenail or fingernail.
  2. 2
    a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected wordnet
  3. 3
    A corn or sore on the toe or finger. obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English agnail, from Old English angnægl, from ang- + nægl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

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