flooring nailer

noun

A tool designed specifically to drive a nail at about a 45-degree angle into the tongue of a tongue-and-groove board used for flooring, the hammer blow simultaneously pressing the board against its previously nailed match and fastening the board to subflooring.

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Meanings

nounflooring nailer (plural flooring nailers)

plural flooring nailers

  1. A tool designed specifically to drive a nail at about a 45-degree angle into the tongue of a tongue-and-groove board used for flooring, the hammer blow simultaneously pressing the board against its previously nailed match and fastening the board to subflooring.
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