As the second element of a compound, prefixed by a cardinal numeral (and without plural inflection), forming an adjective of value or price, spec.…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > specific price or size of nail (8) tenpenny nail1426 As the second element of a compound, prefixed by a cardinal numeral (and without plural inflection), forming an adjective of value or price, spec.… tenpenny nail1426 originally, a nail sold at tenpence a hundred: see penny, n. 5. Now, vaguely, a nail of large size; in U.S. spec. a three-inch nail. threepenny nail1429 Of the value or price of threepence. a nail of the size which originally cost threepence a hundred. (See penny, n. 5.) fourpenny nail1481 fourpenny nail: a nail 1½ in. long, of which 4 lbs. go to the ‘thousand’ (i.e. 10 nominal hundreds or 1120). sixpenny nail1486 a nail originally costing sixpence per hundred. (See penny, n. 5.) Also figurative. fives1629 plural. Five-penny nails. forty-penny nail1769 a nail of such size that one thousand of them weigh forty pounds (see penny, n.). tenpenny1820 A tenpenny nail. |
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