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TENPENNY NAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tenpenny nail mean?
• TENPENNY NAIL (noun)
The noun TENPENNY NAIL has 1 sense:
1. a nail 3 inches long
Familiarity information: TENPENNY NAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nail 3 inches long
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tenpenny nail" is a kind of...):
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
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