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sixteenpenny nail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
six-teen-pen-ny -nail
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

sixteenpenny nails (plural) sixteen penny nail (alternative) sixteen-penny nail (alternative)

Phrases

fourpenny nail sixpenny nail eightpenny nail tenpenny nail twelvepenny nail

Frequently Paired Words

fourpenny nail sixpenny nail eightpenny nail tenpenny nail twelvepenny nail

Questions

What does sixteenpenny nail mean?
A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.

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