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agnail

American  
[ag-neyl] / ˈægˌneɪl /

noun

  1. hangnail.

  2. whitlow.

agnail British  
/ ˈæɡˌneɪl /

noun

  1. another name for hangnail

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Etymology

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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