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screw nail
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noun
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Origin of screw nail
First recorded in 1650–60
Words nearby screw nail
screw fly, screwhead, screw hook, screw jack, screw loose, screw nail, screw nut, screw-off, screw-on, screw pile, screw pine
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How to use screw nail in a sentence
At K is a screw nail, the purpose of which will be explained in fig. 1171.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreIn Scottish folk-lore a screw nail is fixed into the footprint of the person who is to be injured.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang