nail drivern.

Brit.

/ˈneɪl ˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪl ˌdraɪvər/

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

Etymology: < nail n. + driver n.

1. A firearm. rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun]

cane of fire1550

shota1578

fire1590

fire piece1592

fireweapon?1592

powder instrument1613

firearm1643

firegun1677

bulldog1700

nail driver1823

peacemaker1840

thunder stick1918

1823 J. F. Cooper Pilot I. viii. 106 The cannon, above which were painted the several quaint names of ‘boxer’,..‘exterminator’, and ‘nail-driver’.

1922 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders (new ed.) 49 My rifle..was a nail-driver, and I, through constant practice in beheading squirrels, was in good form.

2. A mechanism or device which drives nails into place, (in later use) spec. a nail gun.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment

pollhache1324

poleaxe1356

muckrake1366

pestlea1382

botea1450

staff1459

press-board1558

reel1593

water crane1658

lathekin1659

tower1662

dressing hook1683

liner1683

hovel1686

flax-brake1688

nipper1688

horse1728

tap1797

feather-stick1824

bow1839

safety belt1840

economizer1841

throttle damper1849

cleat1854

leg brace1857

bark-peeler1862

pugging screw1862

nail driver1863

spool1864

turntable1865

ovate1872

tension bar1879

icebreaker1881

spreader1881

toucher1881

window pole1888

mushroom head1890

rat1894

slackline1896

auger1897

latch hook1900

thimble1901

horse1904

pipe jack1909

mulcher1910

hand plate1911

splashguard1917

cheese-cutter1927

airbrasive1945

impactor1945

fogger1946

1863 Sci. Amer. 26 Dec. 410/2 The improved machine..having combined with the shear and nail driver a mechanism..which through the downward movement of the said driver..shall be caused to force..a nail..to be separated from the strip.

1885 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 253/3 The Chicago Nail Driver & Lathing Co...has been incorporated to manufacture nail-driving and lathing apparatus.

1929 Jrnl. Philos. 26 580 In this functional sense a hammer is a nail driver, whether it be a cobble stone, an old shoe or something sold in a hardware shop.

1984 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. The vehicle [was] badly damaged, possibly by some kind of industrial nail driver.

1993 Grain Fall (1993) 75 I load the nail driver and pump a dozen three-inch spiral ardox into his spine.

†3. figurative. A swift and spirited horse. Obsolete. rare.

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1872 W. A. Hickman Brigham's Destroying Angel ii. 54 My friend's horse, although a good one, was failing. I had a nail-driver, very swift, and no end to his bottom.

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

单词	nail driver
释义	nail drivern. Brit. /ˈneɪl ˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈneɪl ˌdraɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., driver n. Etymology: < nail n. + driver n. 1. A firearm. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] cane of fire1550 shota1578 fire1590 fire piece1592 fireweapon?1592 powder instrument1613 firearm1643 firegun1677 bulldog1700 nail driver1823 peacemaker1840 thunder stick1918 1823 J. F. Cooper Pilot I. viii. 106 The cannon, above which were painted the several quaint names of ‘boxer’,..‘exterminator’, and ‘nail-driver’. 1922 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders (new ed.) 49 My rifle..was a nail-driver, and I, through constant practice in beheading squirrels, was in good form. 2. A mechanism or device which drives nails into place, (in later use) spec. a nail gun. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment pollhache1324 poleaxe1356 muckrake1366 pestlea1382 botea1450 staff1459 press-board1558 reel1593 water crane1658 lathekin1659 tower1662 dressing hook1683 liner1683 hovel1686 flax-brake1688 nipper1688 horse1728 tap1797 feather-stick1824 bow1839 safety belt1840 economizer1841 throttle damper1849 cleat1854 leg brace1857 bark-peeler1862 pugging screw1862 nail driver1863 spool1864 turntable1865 ovate1872 tension bar1879 icebreaker1881 spreader1881 toucher1881 window pole1888 mushroom head1890 rat1894 slackline1896 auger1897 latch hook1900 thimble1901 horse1904 pipe jack1909 mulcher1910 hand plate1911 splashguard1917 cheese-cutter1927 airbrasive1945 impactor1945 fogger1946 1863 Sci. Amer. 26 Dec. 410/2 The improved machine..having combined with the shear and nail driver a mechanism..which through the downward movement of the said driver..shall be caused to force..a nail..to be separated from the strip. 1885 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 253/3 The Chicago Nail Driver & Lathing Co...has been incorporated to manufacture nail-driving and lathing apparatus. 1929 Jrnl. Philos. 26 580 In this functional sense a hammer is a nail driver, whether it be a cobble stone, an old shoe or something sold in a hardware shop. 1984 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. The vehicle [was] badly damaged, possibly by some kind of industrial nail driver. 1993 Grain Fall (1993) 75 I load the nail driver and pump a dozen three-inch spiral ardox into his spine. †3. figurative. A swift and spirited horse. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1872 W. A. Hickman Brigham's Destroying Angel ii. 54 My friend's horse, although a good one, was failing. I had a nail-driver, very swift, and no end to his bottom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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