board-nailn.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːdneɪl/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrdˌneɪl/

Etymology: Middle English bordnail , perhaps alteration of brodnail (brod n.¹, brad n.) by assimilation to bord, board n.

U.S. in later use.

A nail of the brad type, or suitable for nailing boards.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > large or strong

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1303–4 in R. Stewart-Brown Accts. Chamberlains Chester (1910) 42 Bordnail, schingelneil, latnail.

c1335 in F. R. Chapman Sacrist Rolls Ely (1907) II. 72 (MED) In v cent de bordnayl empt.

1422–3 in R. E. G. Kirk Acct. Abingdon Abbey (1892) 97 (MED) In lathnail et bordnail emptis, iij s.

1531–2 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 72 Pro 1000 burdnayle.

1540 Ludlow Churchwardens' Acc. (Camden) 3 Borde nayle and lathe neale for the same cofer.

1540 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 3 Borde nayle and lathe neale for the same cofer.

1770 Mass. Gaz. 29 Jan. (advt.) A Moses Boat, with the Larboard Gunwale broke, and mended with Board Nails amidships.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xx. 498 Such nail were, I make no doubt, the spike or board-nails of the records.

1867 J. R. Lowell Fitz Adam's Story 417 He had been known to cut a fig in two, And change a board-nail for a shingle-nail.

Phrases

to bite a board-nail off (also in two) (see quots).

ΚΠ

1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing 216 Mr Van Buren wheeled about and marched out of the room looking as though he could bite a board nail off.

1841 S. Smith in Gift 1842 105 Then father would look gritty enough to bite a board-nail off.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	board-nail
释义	board-nailn. Brit. /ˈbɔːdneɪl/, U.S. /ˈbɔrdˌneɪl/ Etymology: Middle English bordnail , perhaps alteration of brodnail (brod n.¹, brad n.) by assimilation to bord, board n. U.S. in later use. A nail of the brad type, or suitable for nailing boards. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > large or strong spiking1261 board-nail1303 spiking-nail1311 spike-nail1314 spike1345 bragc1440 garron-nail1552 tine nail1555 spiker1574 spig-naila1600 speek1611 spick1611 dog1857 1303–4 in R. Stewart-Brown Accts. Chamberlains Chester (1910) 42 Bordnail, schingelneil, latnail. c1335 in F. R. Chapman Sacrist Rolls Ely (1907) II. 72 (MED) In v cent de bordnayl empt. 1422–3 in R. E. G. Kirk Acct. Abingdon Abbey (1892) 97 (MED) In lathnail et bordnail emptis, iij s. 1531–2 in J. Raine Durham Househ. Bk. (1844) 72 Pro 1000 burdnayle. 1540 Ludlow Churchwardens' Acc. (Camden) 3 Borde nayle and lathe neale for the same cofer. 1540 in T. Wright Churchwardens' Accts. Ludlow (1869) 3 Borde nayle and lathe neale for the same cofer. 1770 Mass. Gaz. 29 Jan. (advt.) A Moses Boat, with the Larboard Gunwale broke, and mended with Board Nails amidships. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xx. 498 Such nail were, I make no doubt, the spike or board-nails of the records. 1867 J. R. Lowell Fitz Adam's Story 417 He had been known to cut a fig in two, And change a board-nail for a shingle-nail. Phrases to bite a board-nail off (also in two) (see quots). ΚΠ 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing 216 Mr Van Buren wheeled about and marched out of the room looking as though he could bite a board nail off. 1841 S. Smith in Gift 1842 105 Then father would look gritty enough to bite a board-nail off. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1303
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