agnail

[ag-neyl]

noun

hangnail.

whitlow.

Nearby words

agm,
agma,
agminate,
agminate glands,
agn,
agnate,
agnatha,
agnathan,
agnathia,
agnathous

Origin of agnail

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

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Examples from the Web for agnail

I am told that an "agnail" was formerly called a "step-mother" in Yorkshire.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for agnail

agnail

noun

another name for hangnail

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Medicine definitions for agnail

agnail

[ăg′nāl′]

n.

A hangnail.

A painful sore or swelling around a fingernail or toenail.