Meanings
nouncut nail (plural cut nails)
plural cut nails
- A nail having a tapering rectangular shape, produced by cutting from a sheet of iron or steel, now primarily used for masonry and historical renovations.
Introduction—Every carpenter and builder is aware of the difficulty of making the ordinary cut nails hold firmly, especially in the boarding and shingling of roofs....
1846, editorial staff, “NAIL SWEDGING MACHINE”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97Synonyms: square nail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nail having a tapering rectangular shape, produced by cutting from a sheet of iron or steel, now primarily used for masonry and historical renovations.
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square nail
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cut nail
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