| 单词 | common nail |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommon nail common nail n. a type of nail having a fairly wide head in relation to the shank, the shank being smooth (or having slight grooves near the head), widely used in general construction.In early use probably more generally: an ordinary or typical nail.Also now known as common wire nail, the nails typically being manufactured from steel wire rather than forged from or cut out of bars of wrought iron as in earlier times. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > other nails scotsem nail1273 scotnail1293 foot nail1406 seam1406 sharpling1415 grope1425 cannel-nail1566 boss-nail1697 common nail1698 cut nail1795 1698 J. Donaldson Postscript Husbandry Anatomiz'd 33 He [sc. a nail maker] knew a Man that was accustomed to work in nothing but Sparrowbills, a sort of short Nails wanting heads, he used to make..7 or 8 thousand a day, and yet if he had been set to make common Nails, he neither could make them good, or any considerable number of them. 1743 Daily Advertiser 17 Nov. 1/1 The twelve Pieces of Cannon which the Spaniards abandoned..arrived here on the 24th... They were only nail'd with common Nails, so that they will easily be made serviceable again. 1805 T. Boardman Dict. Vet. Art at Nail The head of the common nail..is not conical, but nearly square..and no part is received into the nail hole. 1925 Pop. Sci. Nov. 139/1 (caption) If you..look at a common wire nail, you will see a series of corrugations on two sides under the head. 2009 Working with Drywall (Black & Decker) 155 (caption) Common nails are best suited to framing work where strength is important. < as lemmas |
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