单词 | clasp-nail |
释义 | clasp-nailn. †(a) See quot. 1721. (b) A nail with a flat head to clasp the wood. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > with flat head tack1574 clasp-nail1721 flat nail1850 thumbtack1884 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Clasp-nails are such whose heads are brought into a little Compass, so that they will sink into the Wood. 1881 Mechanic §327 There are strong clasp nails and fine clasp nails. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester I. 69 Clasp Nails, thin wrought nails which will clasp or clench. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1721 |
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