screw nail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of screw nail
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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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
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.
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