horse-nailn.

Forms: see horse n. and nail n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., nail n.

Etymology: < horse n. + nail n.Attested earlier as a surname, e.g. Henry Horshenail (1221), Willelmum Horsnaill' (1237), Adam Horsnail (1333), etc.; now frequently Horsnell, Horsnall. Although it has sometimes been suggested that this surname was a nickname for a farrier, it is more likely that it was applied to a small person with a large head. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-nail.

1. A horseshoe-nail.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > shoeing of horses > [noun] > horseshoe > nail or stud

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talon-nail1688

toenail1841

nail-stub1851

frost stud1864

frost cog1867

rougha1884

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 135 Horse nayles and horse shoes of all sizes.

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iii. i. 45 Poring upon the Ground for a crooked Pin, or an old Horse-Nail.

1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 148 The inferior iron of which we make horse-nails.

2. A tadpole. local.

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the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > tadpole

powheada1325

pollywog1440

tadpole1519

horse-nail1608

bullhead1611

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frog tadpole1799

frogling1840

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 178 The heads of these young Gyrini, which we call in English Horse-nailes, because they resemble a Horse-naile in their similitude, whose head is great, and the other part small.

1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	horse-nail
释义	horse-nailn. Forms: see horse n. and nail n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., nail n. Etymology: < horse n. + nail n.Attested earlier as a surname, e.g. Henry Horshenail (1221), Willelmum Horsnaill' (1237), Adam Horsnail (1333), etc.; now frequently Horsnell, Horsnall. Although it has sometimes been suggested that this surname was a nickname for a farrier, it is more likely that it was applied to a small person with a large head. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-nail. 1. A horseshoe-nail. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > shoeing of horses > [noun] > horseshoe > nail or stud frost-nail1339 horseshoe-nail1415 horse-nail1598 talon-nail1688 toenail1841 nail-stub1851 frost stud1864 frost cog1867 rougha1884 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 135 Horse nayles and horse shoes of all sizes. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iii. i. 45 Poring upon the Ground for a crooked Pin, or an old Horse-Nail. 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 148 The inferior iron of which we make horse-nails. 2. A tadpole. local. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > member of > tadpole powheada1325 pollywog1440 tadpole1519 horse-nail1608 bullhead1611 thunder-pad1700 frog tadpole1799 frogling1840 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 178 The heads of these young Gyrini, which we call in English Horse-nailes, because they resemble a Horse-naile in their similitude, whose head is great, and the other part small. 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1598
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