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clout-nail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
clout--nail
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head, and used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.

Obsolete

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Inflected Forms

clout-nails (plural)

Questions

What does clout-nail mean?
A wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head, and used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.

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