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- noun A hangnail.
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bilby commented on the word wortwale
Better word than hangnail IMO.
August 19, 2021
bilby commented on the word wortwale
Middle English Compendium says that other meanings are (a) The root of a herb; (b) the root or base of a rooster’s spur.
February 7, 2025