twelvepenny nail

[twelv-pen-ee]

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noun

a nail that is 3 1/4 inches (8.25 centimeters) long.

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In other words, from threepenny to tenpenny ¼" is added for each penny, but a twelvepenny nail is 3¼" long, a sixteenpenny nail is 3½" long, a twentypenny nail is 4" long.

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twelve patriarchs twelve pitch

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