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

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)

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

The Magic Nail; a common nail is shown and then forced through the finger; the nail is then withdrawn, given for examination and the finger shown without a cut or scar.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

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