Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short large-headed nail worn in the soles of shoes.
- noun A nail for securing clouts or small patches of iron, as to the axletree of a carriage. It has a round flat head, round shank, and sharp point.
- noun Also called
clout .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete : A wrought-iron nail heaving a large flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees, plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for various purposes.
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Examples
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He moved about slowly, like a bear, and somehow seemed to be charmed; but it was different with the lieutenant: he never went near to grumble without putting his foot straight upon the first upright clout-nail, or leaning his arm or hand upon some ticklishly-balanced piece of plank.
In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" George Manville Fenn 1870
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