TOENAIL Definition & Meaning

toenail

[ toh-neyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a nail of a toe.
Carpentry. a nail driven obliquely.
Printing Slang. a parenthesis.

verb (used with object)

Carpentry. to secure with oblique nailing.

toenail

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noun

a thin horny translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint of each toe ungualungular
carpentry a nail driven obliquely, as in joining one beam at right angles to another
slang.
printing a parenthesis

verb

tr carpentry to join (beams) by driving nails obliquely

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of toenail¹

First recorded in 1835–45; toe + nail

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Example Sentences

"My feet had begun to feel like lead. My toenails were cracked, and the palms of my hands were peeled off and had thorns in them. Still, we were lucky we didn't encounter any robbers."

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He sports a thick ponytail and cargo pants, painted toenails poking out from his hiking sandals.

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Then they went to Burt Hooton, but he also hurt his toenail.

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But I still had filth under my toenails for weeks.

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His gigantic, grotesque foot with its mangled big toe and icky toenails.

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