Meanings
nounhorsenail (plural horsenails)
plural horsenails
- A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
Origin
- Middle Englishhors nayl'
- Englishhorsenail
From Middle English hors nayl'; equivalent to horse + nail.
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horsenail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsenail
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“horsenail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsenail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsenail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsenail.
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