English Dictionary

tenpenny nail

名詞

古風

(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.

日本語の意味

比較的大きな釘、約7.62センチメートル（3インチ）の釘

He hammered a tenpenny nail into the beam to secure the joist.

彼は梁に長さ約3インチ（7.62センチ）の大きめの釘を打ち込んで根太を固定した。

意味（1）

(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.

The face, horribly seared by the frequent application of the red-hot poker, and further ornamented by the insertion, in the tip of the nose, of a tenpenny nail, yet smiled blandly in its less lacerated parts.

tenpenny nails （ plural ）