agnail

[ag-neyl]

noun

1. hangnail.

2. whitlow.

agnail

/ ˈæɡˌneɪl /

noun

1. another name for hangnail

Word History and Origins

Origin of agnail¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English angnægl, equivalent to ang- tight, hard, painful + nægl corn (on foot), nail

Example Sentences

I am told that an "agnail" was formerly called a "step-mother" in Yorkshire.

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