cut nail
noun1
A nail having a tapering rectangular shape, produced by cutting from a sheet of iron or steel, now primarily used for masonry and historical renovations.
- Introduction—Every carpenter and builder is aware of the difficulty of making the ordinary cut nails hold firmly, especially in the boarding and shingling of roofs....1846, editorial staff, “NAIL SWEDGING MACHINE”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97:
- Synonyms
- square nail
- Related terms
- nail plate