Meanings
nounsixteenpenny nail (plural sixteenpenny nails)
plural sixteenpenny nails · alternative sixteen penny nail · alternative sixteen-penny nail
- datedA relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.
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sixteenpenny nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteenpenny%20nail
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“sixteenpenny nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteenpenny%20nail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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