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Etymology
Origin of fingernail
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at finger, nail
Example Sentences
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Sam Little Fingernail was on the troop ship with us.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
Sam Little Fingernail, who was Cheyenne, was tired of it.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
One of them was my Cheyenne buddy from Iwo Jima, Sam Little Fingernail, who was now a scout with the Sixth.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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