clavo

The Spanish reads, _y que multos por dar en el clavo an de dar en la herradura_ -- literally, "many in striking the nail will strike the horseshoe," _clavo_ meaning both

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Edward Gaylord Bourne 1884

I should even have welcomed it, for I well understood the truth, proverbially expressed in that language, rich above all others in proverbial lore -- "_un clavo saca otro clavo_" and still more fully illustrated by the poet:

The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850

With her the Spanish proverb, "_un clavo saca otro clavo_," might have meaning.

The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009

So for the word dunk, he prefers clavada , which comes from clavo , the noun for "nail."

Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk Joel Millman 2011

Juego que consiste en fijar en la tierra un clavo y tirarle herrones o tejos.

Hito 2009