spikenail

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noun

A large nail or spike.

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Meanings

nounspikenail (plural spikenails)

plural spikenails

  1. A large nail or spike.

    After the mans wounds were dress'd I gave him a spike nail and a knife which to them was of great value […] .

    1774, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 28 June

Origin

From spike + nail.

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Cite this entry
APA

spikenail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikenail

MLA

“spikenail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikenail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spikenail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikenail.

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