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1. n. the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes. Source: opted

2. n. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. Source: opted

3. n. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. Source: opted

4. n. A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them. Source: opted

5. a. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard. Source: opted

6. n. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. Source: opted

7. n. To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails. Source: opted

8. n. To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap. Source: opted

9. n. To spike, as a cannon. Source: opted

10. n. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits Source: wordnet

11. n. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener Source: wordnet

12. n. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard Source: wordnet

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