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agnail

[ ag-neyl ]

agnail

/ ˈæɡˌneɪl /

noun

  1. another name for hangnail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Example Sentences

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

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