Meanings
nountwelvepenny nail (plural twelvepenny nails)
plural twelvepenny nails · alternative twelve penny nail · alternative twelve-penny nail
- datedA relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.
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APA
twelvepenny nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelvepenny%20nail
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“twelvepenny nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelvepenny%20nail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twelvepenny nail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelvepenny%20nail.
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