Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail header

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: nail -head-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.

noun

A machine used in industrial nail production.

noun

A nail heading machine used for making nail heads.

Etymology

From nail + header.

Inflected Forms

nail headers (plural) nailheader (alternative)

Questions

What does nail header mean?: A convex (or flat) piece of iron with hole(s) in it, used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails.
Where does nail header come from?: From nail + header.

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