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▪ I. † need-nail, n. Sc. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. LG. neednagel (G. nietnagel, Sw. nitnagel, Da. netnagle), f. (M)LG. neden to clinch = MDu. nieden, OHG. hniotan (G. nieten; Sw. nita, Da. nitte), ON. hnjóða (Norw. njoda, noda, Sw. nåda).]
A clinched nail. In quot. fig.
a1732T. Boston Crook in Lot (1745) 111 Who will not humble themselves..will find their obstinacy a need-nail, that will keep their misery ever fast on them.
▪ II. † need-nail, v. Sc. Obs.
[prob. ad. LG. *neednagelen: see prec.]
trans. To secure firmly by means of clinched nails. (See also quot. 1808.)
1563Winȝet Four Scoir Thre Quest. Wks. (S.T.S.) I. 139 Wtheris..hes in thare imaginatioun cloisit vp, slotit, and neidnalit the samin ȝettis of our hæretage. 1580Reg. Privy Council Scot. III. 337 Quhill he neid naillit and lockit the duris thairof. 1659A. Hay Diary (S.H.S.) 44, I vieued also the yairds and caused neednaile the dors. 1689in Lauder & Lauderdale vii. (1902) 76 Lady Lauderdale..caused neidnail all the Church doors and windows. 1808Jamieson s.v., A window is said to be neidnail'd, when it is so fixed with nails in the inside, that the sash cannot be lifted up. This is an improper sense. |