nailingn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see nail v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < nail v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of driving in a nail or fixing with nails; an instance of this.In quot. a1625 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with nails

nailingc1390

clenchingc1440

clinging1607

clinchinga1714

spiking1775

clench1781

skew nailing1929

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > [noun] > spiking guns

cloying1548

nailing1704

c1390 in F. J. Furnivall Minor Poems Vernon MS (1901) ii. 625 Spere & spounge and sharp nayling þorw þe harde hat þe heued shal kerue.

1421 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 46 (MED) Thomae Horner de Petergate pro hornyng et naillyng superscriptorum librorum.

1494–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 215 For nailyng & storyng of the beme.

1532 in H. M. Paton Accts. Masters of Wks. (1957) I. 88 For v^c garron naill for walplatis naling.

a1625 J. Fletcher Elder Brother (1637) ii. iv. sig. D4 I doubt her Constellation's loose too, and wants nailing.

1659 J. Harrington (title) Pour enclouer le Canon, or the Nailing of the Enemy's Artillery.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Nailing of Cannon, is the driving of a Nail, or Iron Spike, by force into the Touchhole of a Piece of Artillery, so as to render it useless to the Enemy.

1793 Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 30 Jan. 4/2 Cut nails..warranted superior in quality, for lathing, short shingling, and nailing [t]o hoops on casks.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 135 Lead nails are small round-headed nails, for nailing of lead.

1863 J. Ingelow Poems 155 We like nailing.

1944 R. V. Boughton in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder ii. 137/1 Strip Floorings are usually splay-rebated, tongued and grooved and prepared for secret nailing.

1992 Woodworker Feb. 97 Nailing requires pre-boring.

b. The manufacture of nails.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > making nails

nailing1570

nail-making1794

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2280/1 He did bynd this Ieffrey prentise vnto the craft of nayling.

1768 N.Y. Gaz. & Weekly Mercury 11 Apr. (advt.) Wanted, A Person that understands the nailing business in its different branches.

1866 Sci. Amer. 28 July 65/2 West of Dudley is a strange wild region known as the ‘nailing district’.

1951 A. L. Rowse Eng. of Elizabeth 136 Nailing was a widely distributed industry.

1987 D. Hey Family Hist. & Local Hist. in Eng. 104 The Sedgley parish registers..demonstrate the continuity of family involvement in scythemaking, lockmaking and nailing.

c. The nails with which something is fastened.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > collectively

nailing1880

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur vi. iv All he could do was to wrench the board from its nailing.

1973 R. Robbins Advanced Rockcraft 74 If the nailing is thin the rope should be attached to the climber nearer the ascenders.

2. Extended uses.

a. colloquial. The action of outwitting or apprehending (a person); an instance of this. Cf. nail v. 5c, 5a. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun]

swikec893

swikedomc893

dwalec950

braida1000

falsec1000

flerdc1000

swikelnessa1023

fakenOE

chuffingc1175

fikenungc1175

bipechingc1200

treachery?c1225

falseshipc1230

guilec1230

telingc1230

swikeheada1250

craftc1275

felony1297

wrench1297

deceitc1300

gabc1300

guiling13..

guilery1303

quaintisec1325

wrenk1338

beswiking1340

falsehood1340

abetc1350

wissing1357

wilec1374

faitery1377

faiting1377

tregetryc1380

fallacec1384

trainc1390

coverture1393

facrere1393

ficklenessc1397

falsagea1400

tregeta1400

abusionc1405

blearingc1405

deceptionc1430

mean?c1430

tricotc1430

obreption1465

fallacy1481

japery1496

gauderya1529

fallax1530

conveyance1531

legerdemain1532

dole1538

trompe1547

joukery1562

convoyance1578

forgery1582

abetment1586

outreaching1587

chicanery1589

falsery1594

falsity1603

fubbery1604

renaldry1612

supercherie1621

circumduction1623

fobbinga1627

dice-play1633

beguile1637

fallaxitya1641

ingannation1646

hocus1652

renardism1661

dodgerya1670

knapping1671

trap1681

joukery-pawkery1686

jugglery1699

take-in1772

tripotage1779

trickery1801

ruse1807

dupery1816

nailing1819

pawkery1820

hanky-panky1841

hokey-pokey1847

suck-in1856

phenakisma1863

skulduggery1867

sharp practice1869

dodginess1871

jiggery-pokery1893

flim-flammery1898

runaround1915

hanky1924

to give the go-around1925

Scandiknavery1927

the twist1933

hype1955

mamaguy1971

1819 Sporting Mag. 4 208 Snaring of hares, packing of game and ‘nailing’ of keepers.

1820 Sporting Mag. 6 79 Those lads..care not for the expences of the tip provided there is no nailing.

1995 Independent 19 Oct. (Suppl.) 4/2 The idea of nailing a killer through insight and intelligence..is compelling.

b. English regional (northern) and Scottish. A beating, a thrashing. Cf. nail v. 6b. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating

swingingc1200

beating?c1225

chastising1303

correctionc1386

lashingc1400

scouring1426

Moses' law1482

jerking1552

whipping1566

yarking1573

feaking1600

correct1606

tawing1620

lacing1622

castigation1640

basking1642

verberation1661

strappado1668

the lash1694

flogging1758

whopping1812

quilting1822

blistering1842

whaling1852

nailing1895

1895 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 6 July 3/8 Tha'll get a nailin, when tha gets hoame, lad!

Compounds

C1.

† nailing hammer n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1465 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) p. ccxcix (MED) Domus fabri..j hand hamer, j nalynghamer, j par pynsors.

1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 43 Item ij nalyng hamers ij^d.

1850 Ordnance Man. for Use of Officers (U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.) (ed. 2) 309 (list of tools) Nailing hammer..1.

nailing machine n.

ΚΠ

1862 Sci. Amer. 16 Aug. 102/3 Prominent among these is a nailing machine, which not only makes its own nails but drives them with surprising dispatch.

1999 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) 17 July 17 c There are also nailing machines, heel-pullers and devices that slice leather soles with precision.

C2.

nailing strip n. Building a wooden strip attached to a hard surface, on to which another object, as a timber frame, beam, etc., may be nailed.

ΚΠ

1896 Sci. Amer. 28 Mar. 204/2 Metallic Roofing..providing for the prevention of leaking, the sheets having interlocking side flanges..and a nailing strip extending under.

1929 W. C. Huntington Building Construction ix. 362 Wood nailing strips..should never be embedded in a concrete base for a ground floor, for they will soon decay.

2001 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 18 Mar. 8 f You must face-nail this board to the nailing strips.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nailingadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈneɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < nail v. + -ing suffix².

A. adj.

†1. colloquial.

a. Of a person: cheating, deceitful. Cf. nail v. 5c. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating

trifling?a1400

cogging1542

cheatingc1555

flim-flam1577

overreaching1579

cozening1583

fogging1585

circumventing1603

gulling1614

imposturing1618

chicaning1698

crimping1699

bilking1732

humbugging1752

imposinga1754

nailing1819

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. at Nail A person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition is called..a nailing rascal.

b. Good, excellent. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

topgallant1613

lovely1614

soaringa1616

twanging1616

preclarent1623

primea1637

prestantious1638

splendid1644

sterling1647

licking1648

spankinga1666

rattling1690

tearing1693

famous1695

capital1713

yrare1737

pure and —1742

daisy1757

immense1762

elegant1764

super-extra1774

trimming1778

grand1781

gallows1789

budgeree1793

crack1793

dandy1794

first rate1799

smick-smack1802

severe1805

neat1806

swell1810

stamming1814

divine1818

great1818

slap-up1823

slapping1825

high-grade1826

supernacular1828

heavenly1831

jam-up1832

slick1833

rip-roaring1834

boss1836

lummy1838

flash1840

slap1840

tall1840

high-graded1841

awful1843

way up1843

exalting1844

hot1845

ripsnorting1846

clipping1848

stupendous1848

stunning1849

raving1850

shrewd1851

jammy1853

slashing1854

rip-staving1856

ripping1858

screaming1859

up to dick1863

nifty1865

premier cru1866

slap-bang1866

clinking1868

marvellous1868

rorty1868

terrific1871

spiffing1872

all wool and a yard wide1882

gorgeous1883

nailing1883

stellar1883

gaudy1884

fizzing1885

réussi1885

ding-dong1887

jim-dandy1888

extra-special1889

yum-yum1890

out of sight1891

outasight1893

smooth1893

corking1895

large1895

super1895

hot dog1896

to die for1898

yummy1899

deevy1900

peachy1900

hi1901

v.g.1901

v.h.c.1901

divvy1903

doozy1903

game ball1905

goodo1905

bosker1906

crackerjack1910

smashinga1911

jake1914

keen1914

posh1914

bobby-dazzling1915

juicy1916

pie on1916

jakeloo1919

snodger1919

whizz-bang1920

wicked1920

four-star1921

wow1921

Rolls-Royce1922

whizz-bang1922

wizard1922

barry1923

nummy1923

ripe1923

shrieking1926

crazy1927

righteous1930

marvy1932

cool1933

plenty1933

brahmaa1935

smoking1934

solid1935

mellow1936

groovy1937

tough1937

bottler1938

fantastic1938

readyc1938

ridge1938

super-duper1938

extraordinaire1940

rumpty1940

sharp1940

dodger1941

grouse1941

perfecto1941

pipperoo1945

real gone1946

bosting1947

supersonic1947

whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

belting1956

magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

rad1976

kif1978

awesome1979

death1979

killer1979

fly1980

shiok1980

stonking1980

brill1981

dope1981

to die1982

mint1982

epic1983

kicking1983

fabbo1984

mega1985

ill1986

posho1989

pukka1991

lovely jubbly1992

awesomesauce2001

nang2002

bess2006

amazeballs2009

boasty2009

daebak2009

beaut2013

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Mar. 4/1 He was a well-tried old dog, and we can have another nailing run out of him another day.

2. That fixes or immobilizes as with a nail. rare before late 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with nails > fixing like a nail

nailing1887

1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vii. 119 Dickens said, with nailing forefinger levelled at me, ‘Give us that for Household Words.’

1987 R. Pilcher Shell Seekers ii. 46 Felt again the nailing heat of the Mediterranean sun.

1998 V. Warner Tooting Idyll i. 20 That paralysed Princess behind the fake, the nailing briars.

B. adv.

colloquial (now chiefly Horse Racing). As an intensifier (in nailing good): very, extremely.

ΚΠ

1868 J. Chisholm South Pass 184 It is not essential that she be nailin' good looking, but she must be cleanly and tidy.

1883 M. E. Kennard Right Sort x. 113 What a nailing good fencer to be sure!

1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast i. 19 I had a nailing good brigade, and I had got the hang of our new kind of war.

1946 Sunday Disp. 8 Sept. 6/8 His Derby running, followed by an Eclipse victory, enforced the fact that he is a nailing good horse.

1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 20/6 Wrekin Rambler has produced a lot of nailing good hurdlers but none of them seem natural jumpers of fences.

2000 Sunday Mirror 23 Apr. (Sport section) 71 At the 25-1 and 33-1 widely available he is a nailing good each-way punt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nailing
释义	nailingn. Brit. /ˈneɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see nail v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < nail v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of driving in a nail or fixing with nails; an instance of this.In quot. a1625 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with nails nailingc1390 clenchingc1440 clinging1607 clinchinga1714 spiking1775 clench1781 skew nailing1929 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > [noun] > spiking guns cloying1548 nailing1704 c1390 in F. J. Furnivall Minor Poems Vernon MS (1901) ii. 625 Spere & spounge and sharp nayling þorw þe harde hat þe heued shal kerue. 1421 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 46 (MED) Thomae Horner de Petergate pro hornyng et naillyng superscriptorum librorum. 1494–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 215 For nailyng & storyng of the beme. 1532 in H. M. Paton Accts. Masters of Wks. (1957) I. 88 For v^c garron naill for walplatis naling. a1625 J. Fletcher Elder Brother (1637) ii. iv. sig. D4 I doubt her Constellation's loose too, and wants nailing. 1659 J. Harrington (title) Pour enclouer le Canon, or the Nailing of the Enemy's Artillery. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Nailing of Cannon, is the driving of a Nail, or Iron Spike, by force into the Touchhole of a Piece of Artillery, so as to render it useless to the Enemy. 1793 Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 30 Jan. 4/2 Cut nails..warranted superior in quality, for lathing, short shingling, and nailing [t]o hoops on casks. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 135 Lead nails are small round-headed nails, for nailing of lead. 1863 J. Ingelow Poems 155 We like nailing. 1944 R. V. Boughton in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder ii. 137/1 Strip Floorings are usually splay-rebated, tongued and grooved and prepared for secret nailing. 1992 Woodworker Feb. 97 Nailing requires pre-boring. b. The manufacture of nails. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > making nails nailing1570 nail-making1794 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2280/1 He did bynd this Ieffrey prentise vnto the craft of nayling. 1768 N.Y. Gaz. & Weekly Mercury 11 Apr. (advt.) Wanted, A Person that understands the nailing business in its different branches. 1866 Sci. Amer. 28 July 65/2 West of Dudley is a strange wild region known as the ‘nailing district’. 1951 A. L. Rowse Eng. of Elizabeth 136 Nailing was a widely distributed industry. 1987 D. Hey Family Hist. & Local Hist. in Eng. 104 The Sedgley parish registers..demonstrate the continuity of family involvement in scythemaking, lockmaking and nailing. c. The nails with which something is fastened. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > collectively nailing1880 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur vi. iv All he could do was to wrench the board from its nailing. 1973 R. Robbins Advanced Rockcraft 74 If the nailing is thin the rope should be attached to the climber nearer the ascenders. 2. Extended uses. a. colloquial. The action of outwitting or apprehending (a person); an instance of this. Cf. nail v. 5c, 5a. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] swikec893 swikedomc893 dwalec950 braida1000 falsec1000 flerdc1000 swikelnessa1023 fakenOE chuffingc1175 fikenungc1175 bipechingc1200 treachery?c1225 falseshipc1230 guilec1230 telingc1230 swikeheada1250 craftc1275 felony1297 wrench1297 deceitc1300 gabc1300 guiling13.. guilery1303 quaintisec1325 wrenk1338 beswiking1340 falsehood1340 abetc1350 wissing1357 wilec1374 faitery1377 faiting1377 tregetryc1380 fallacec1384 trainc1390 coverture1393 facrere1393 ficklenessc1397 falsagea1400 tregeta1400 abusionc1405 blearingc1405 deceptionc1430 mean?c1430 tricotc1430 obreption1465 fallacy1481 japery1496 gauderya1529 fallax1530 conveyance1531 legerdemain1532 dole1538 trompe1547 joukery1562 convoyance1578 forgery1582 abetment1586 outreaching1587 chicanery1589 falsery1594 falsity1603 fubbery1604 renaldry1612 supercherie1621 circumduction1623 fobbinga1627 dice-play1633 beguile1637 fallaxitya1641 ingannation1646 hocus1652 renardism1661 dodgerya1670 knapping1671 trap1681 joukery-pawkery1686 jugglery1699 take-in1772 tripotage1779 trickery1801 ruse1807 dupery1816 nailing1819 pawkery1820 hanky-panky1841 hokey-pokey1847 suck-in1856 phenakisma1863 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 dodginess1871 jiggery-pokery1893 flim-flammery1898 runaround1915 hanky1924 to give the go-around1925 Scandiknavery1927 the twist1933 hype1955 mamaguy1971 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 208 Snaring of hares, packing of game and ‘nailing’ of keepers. 1820 Sporting Mag. 6 79 Those lads..care not for the expences of the tip provided there is no nailing. 1995 Independent 19 Oct. (Suppl.) 4/2 The idea of nailing a killer through insight and intelligence..is compelling. b. English regional (northern) and Scottish. A beating, a thrashing. Cf. nail v. 6b. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating swingingc1200 beating?c1225 chastising1303 correctionc1386 lashingc1400 scouring1426 Moses' law1482 jerking1552 whipping1566 yarking1573 feaking1600 correct1606 tawing1620 lacing1622 castigation1640 basking1642 verberation1661 strappado1668 the lash1694 flogging1758 whopping1812 quilting1822 blistering1842 whaling1852 nailing1895 1895 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 6 July 3/8 Tha'll get a nailin, when tha gets hoame, lad! Compounds C1. † nailing hammer n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1465 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) p. ccxcix (MED) Domus fabri..j hand hamer, j nalynghamer, j par pynsors. 1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 43 Item ij nalyng hamers ij^d. 1850 Ordnance Man. for Use of Officers (U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.) (ed. 2) 309 (list of tools) Nailing hammer..1. nailing machine n. ΚΠ 1862 Sci. Amer. 16 Aug. 102/3 Prominent among these is a nailing machine, which not only makes its own nails but drives them with surprising dispatch. 1999 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) 17 July 17 c There are also nailing machines, heel-pullers and devices that slice leather soles with precision. C2. nailing strip n. Building a wooden strip attached to a hard surface, on to which another object, as a timber frame, beam, etc., may be nailed. ΚΠ 1896 Sci. Amer. 28 Mar. 204/2 Metallic Roofing..providing for the prevention of leaking, the sheets having interlocking side flanges..and a nailing strip extending under. 1929 W. C. Huntington Building Construction ix. 362 Wood nailing strips..should never be embedded in a concrete base for a ground floor, for they will soon decay. 2001 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 18 Mar. 8 f You must face-nail this board to the nailing strips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nailingadj.adv. Brit. /ˈneɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < nail v. + -ing suffix². A. adj. †1. colloquial. a. Of a person: cheating, deceitful. Cf. nail v. 5c. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] > cheating trifling?a1400 cogging1542 cheatingc1555 flim-flam1577 overreaching1579 cozening1583 fogging1585 circumventing1603 gulling1614 imposturing1618 chicaning1698 crimping1699 bilking1732 humbugging1752 imposinga1754 nailing1819 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. at Nail A person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition is called..a nailing rascal. b. Good, excellent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Mar. 4/1 He was a well-tried old dog, and we can have another nailing run out of him another day. 2. That fixes or immobilizes as with a nail. rare before late 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with nails > fixing like a nail nailing1887 1887 T. A. Trollope What I Remember II. vii. 119 Dickens said, with nailing forefinger levelled at me, ‘Give us that for Household Words.’ 1987 R. Pilcher Shell Seekers ii. 46 Felt again the nailing heat of the Mediterranean sun. 1998 V. Warner Tooting Idyll i. 20 That paralysed Princess behind the fake, the nailing briars. B. adv. colloquial (now chiefly Horse Racing). As an intensifier (in nailing good): very, extremely. ΚΠ 1868 J. Chisholm South Pass 184 It is not essential that she be nailin' good looking, but she must be cleanly and tidy. 1883 M. E. Kennard Right Sort x. 113 What a nailing good fencer to be sure! 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast i. 19 I had a nailing good brigade, and I had got the hang of our new kind of war. 1946 Sunday Disp. 8 Sept. 6/8 His Derby running, followed by an Eclipse victory, enforced the fact that he is a nailing good horse. 1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 20/6 Wrekin Rambler has produced a lot of nailing good hurdlers but none of them seem natural jumpers of fences. 2000 Sunday Mirror 23 Apr. (Sport section) 71 At the 25-1 and 33-1 widely available he is a nailing good each-way punt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390adj.adv.1819
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