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screw nail

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noun

  1. drive screw.

Etymology

Origin of screw nail

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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Q.--But the screw of a steam vessel has no resemblance to a screw nail?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

In Scottish folk-lore a screw nail is fixed into the footprint of the person who is to be injured.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew

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