straw nail

noun

A long-shanked nail sometimes used for fastening over tile at hips and ridges.

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Meanings

nounstraw nail (plural straw nails)

plural straw nails

  1. businessA long-shanked nail sometimes used for fastening over tile at hips and ridges.
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APA

straw nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20nail

MLA

“straw nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20nail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straw nail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straw%20nail.

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