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stub nail

American  

noun

  1. a short, thick nail.

  2. an old or worn horseshoe nail.

stub nail British  

noun

  1. a short thick nail

  2. a worn nail in a horseshoe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stub nail

First recorded in 1630–40

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