four-penny nail

A form of fourpenny nail — A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length.

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Meanings

nounfour-penny nail (plural four-penny nails)

plural four-penny nails

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fourpenny nail.
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APA

four-penny nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-penny%20nail

MLA

“four-penny nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-penny%20nail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-penny nail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-penny%20nail.

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