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toenail
toenail [ tṓ nayl ]


noun  (plural toenails)
Definition:
 
1. nail on toe: the nail of a toe
2. nail driven in at angle: a nail driven in at an angle, e.g. to join intersecting structural parts
3. printing  ( slang )
Same as  bracketn (sense 1)



transitive verb  (3rd person present singular toenails, present participle toenailing, past and past participle toenailed)
Definition:
 
join something with angled nails: to join parts of a structure with nails driven in at an angle
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