Spikenail

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large nail or spike.

    "After the mans wounds were dress'd I gave him a spike nail and a knife which to them was of great value […] ."

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"After the mans wounds were dress'd I gave him a spike nail and a knife which to them was of great value […] ."

Etymology

From spike + nail.

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