NAIL
NOUNS
1300 — TACK that which fastens one thing to another, or things together; a a nail, etc. → obs.
1316 — TACKET a nail; in later use, a small nail, a tack → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
..20C — WORMS AND SNAILS nails → Brit. rhyming sl.
1934 — MONKEY’S TAIL a nail (for hammering) → UK rhyming sl.
1940 — DAG a nail to hang a coat on → Sc.
1961 — DAILY (MAIL) a nail → UK carpenters’ rhyming sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
M19 — NAIL GROPER a person who scours the streets in search of old nails and similar saleable pieces of discarded metal → sl.
VERBS
1900 — DINNE of a nail: to drive in → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
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