English

Alternative forms

• twelve penny nail, twelve-penny nail

Noun

twelvepenny nail ‎(plural twelvepenny nails)

1. (dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.

See also

• fourpenny nail
• sixpenny nail
• eightpenny nail
• tenpenny nail
• sixteenpenny nail

References

• twelvepenny nail at OneLook Dictionary Search