| 单词 | toenail |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoenail toenail n. (a) the nail of a toe; also figurative; (b) an iron nail employed for the toe in shoeing. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nail > [noun] > toe nail toenail1841 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 1841 Knickerbocker 17 407 All the young ladies were on the very toe-nail of curiosity. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. 132 Bonsall was minus a big toe nail and plus a scar upon the nose. 1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 238 The smith begins with the toenails first. a1912 Mod. A chiropodist, attending to a defective toe-nail. toe-nail toe-nail v. to fasten with toed nails: see toed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with nails > with specific type spike1624 treenail1626 spike1700 sprig1712 brad1794 clinker1824 thumbtack1884 toe-nail1900 1900 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 443 The braces are toe-nailed in place to prevent the possibility of their becoming loosened and dropping down. < as lemmas |
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