horsenail
English
Etymology
From Middle English hors nayl'; equivalent to horse + nail.
Noun
horsenail (plural horsenails)
- A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
References
- “horsenail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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