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nails

/neɪlz/ noun A2
  1. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.
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Cecil Barker pointed to a box of brass-headed nails upon the mantelpiece.
The Valley of Fear, p. 30 · C1
By a man’s finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 18 · B2
We took a saw and several nails,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 3 · C1
“Sire, I listen,” said De Blacas, biting his nails with impatience.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 93 · C1

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