common nail

American  

noun

1. a cut or wire nail having a slender shaft and a broad, flat head.

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Example Sentences

For last year's collaboration, Macdonald asked Fahmy if she could design a glamorous bangle in the form of a common nail.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can remove spots of egg from your full dress suit with ammonia and water, applied by means of a common nail brush.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill

A common nail was hammered into a target for about two thirds of its length.

From Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

The Magic Nail; a common nail is shown and then forced through the finger; the nail is then withdrawn, given for examination and the finger shown without a cut or scar.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Elverson, James

In one end of the lever insert a common screw, and from the base raise a metal contact—a common nail will do—about two inches back of the uprights.

From Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 by Various