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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nail 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters) long.
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- noun dated A nail 2.5
inches (6.35centimeters ) in length.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a nail 2.5 inches long
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the former price per hundred.]
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