frost-nail

noun

A nail with a sharp head, driven into a horseshoe to keep the horse from slipping.

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Meanings

nounfrost-nail (plural frost-nails)

plural frost-nails

  1. A nail with a sharp head, driven into a horseshoe to keep the horse from slipping.

Origin

From frost + nail.

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APA

frost-nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-nail

MLA

“frost-nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-nail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frost-nail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-nail.

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