nailbrush

noun, verb — 2 senses

nailbrush

noun

/ˈneɪl.bɹʌʃ/

Etymology From nail + brush.

1

A small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands.

  • Rupert Sheffield, scrubbing John's blood from his hands with a nailbrush and hospital soap, swore that this was the last time [...] that he would have to do this.2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 303:

nailbrush

verb

Etymology From nail + brush.

1

To scrub with a nailbrush.

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