nail-holen.

Brit.

/ˈneɪlhəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈneɪlˌ(h)oʊl/

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

Etymology: < nail n. + hole n.

1. A hole made to receive a nail. Also: a hole left after the removal of a nail.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > a hole bored, pierced, or perforated > other bored, pierced, or perforated holes

nail-hole1654

bolt-hole1691

shot-hole1745

pilot hole1891

bullet-hole-

1654 T. Barker Country-mans Recreation 108 A nail hole must be made to fasten it to the helve.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. xxii The great Nail-holes, which they use to spile up at stripping.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Shoeing Our Smiths..make..their Nails of a great Shouldering, by driving them over hard upon the Nail-hole.

1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 156 Spiles are small Wood Pins, which are drove into the Nail-holes, when a Ship's Sheathing is taken off.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 640 All the nail-holes or other irregularities on the surface must be carefully stopped.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. iv. 46 We had stripped the shoes off the horses—filling the nail-holes with clay.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Purchil, or Pritchil, the square point used..to punch the nail-holes in a horse-shoe.

1903 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration viii. 117 When dry, the work is rubbed down..and all nail-holes are stopped with putty.

1970 L. Ferlinghetti Mexican Night 22 What's these nail holes in me hands, fer Christ's sakes?

1986 A. Curnow Loop in Lone Kauri Road 32 Too small to see over, I can thread My ‘line of vision’ through a nail-hole In the iron.

†2. A notch in the blade of a pocketknife or penknife into which the end of the thumbnail may be inserted to assist with opening it. Obsolete. rare.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > pocket-knife > parts of

nail-hole1839

kick1864

shield1876

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 380 The small recess called the nail hole, used in opening the knife, is made while it is still hot by means of a chisel.

1854 C. Tomlinson Cycolpædia Useful Arts (1862) I. 483/1 The nick or notch called the nail-hole is stamped by means of a chisel.

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

单词	nail-hole
释义	nail-holen. Brit. /ˈneɪlhəʊl/, U.S. /ˈneɪlˌ(h)oʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., hole n. Etymology: < nail n. + hole n. 1. A hole made to receive a nail. Also: a hole left after the removal of a nail. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > a hole bored, pierced, or perforated > other bored, pierced, or perforated holes nail-hole1654 bolt-hole1691 shot-hole1745 pilot hole1891 bullet-hole- 1654 T. Barker Country-mans Recreation 108 A nail hole must be made to fasten it to the helve. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. xxii The great Nail-holes, which they use to spile up at stripping. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Shoeing Our Smiths..make..their Nails of a great Shouldering, by driving them over hard upon the Nail-hole. 1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 156 Spiles are small Wood Pins, which are drove into the Nail-holes, when a Ship's Sheathing is taken off. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 640 All the nail-holes or other irregularities on the surface must be carefully stopped. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. iv. 46 We had stripped the shoes off the horses—filling the nail-holes with clay. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Purchil, or Pritchil, the square point used..to punch the nail-holes in a horse-shoe. 1903 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration viii. 117 When dry, the work is rubbed down..and all nail-holes are stopped with putty. 1970 L. Ferlinghetti Mexican Night 22 What's these nail holes in me hands, fer Christ's sakes? 1986 A. Curnow Loop in Lone Kauri Road 32 Too small to see over, I can thread My ‘line of vision’ through a nail-hole In the iron. †2. A notch in the blade of a pocketknife or penknife into which the end of the thumbnail may be inserted to assist with opening it. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > pocket-knife > parts of nail-hole1839 kick1864 shield1876 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 380 The small recess called the nail hole, used in opening the knife, is made while it is still hot by means of a chisel. 1854 C. Tomlinson Cycolpædia Useful Arts (1862) I. 483/1 The nick or notch called the nail-hole is stamped by means of a chisel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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