Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horsenail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hors-e-nail
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.

Etymology

From Middle English hors nayl'; equivalent to horse + nail.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hors nayl'

Inflected Forms

horsenails (plural)

Questions

What does horsenail mean?: A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
Where does horsenail come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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