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spike-nail
spike-nail [spike n.2 Cf. MDu. and LG. spikernagel, MHG. spîchernagel (G. dial. speichernagel).] A large and strong nail, now spec. one upwards of three (or four) inches in length, with a small head.1314–5 MS. Acc. Exch. K.R. Bdle. 492 No. 19 (P.R.O.), Item in C spiknail emptis, v d. 1562 Ludlow Chu... Oxford English Dictionary
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spig-nail
† spig-nail obs. variant of spike-nail.a 1600 Stat. Streets xix. in Stow Surv. Lond. (1633) 666 No Carts that shall be shod with Spig naile, that shall come upon the streets of this City. 1755 Strype Stow's Surv. (ed. 6) II. 715/2 That no..Cart shod with Iron, or Spignails, or having more Horses tha... Oxford English Dictionary
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spike
▪ I. spike, n.1 (spaɪk) Also 4 spik, 6 spyke. [ad. L. spīca fem. (rarely spīcum neut. and spīcus masc.) ear of corn, plant-spike. In branch I corresponding to It. spiga, Prov., Sp. espiga fem., OF. espi (espic), F. épi masc.; in sense 4 to OF. espic, F. spic and aspic (see spick n.2, aspic2), It. sp... Oxford English Dictionary
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