horsenail
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English hors nayl'; equivalent to horse + nail.
Noun
[edit]horsenail (plural horsenails)
- A kind of nail, for fixing a horseshoe to the hoof; a horseshoe nail.
References
[edit]- “horsenail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.