cut nail

noun

a nail having a tapering rectangular form with a blunt point, made by cutting from a thin rolled sheet of iron or steel.

Origin of cut nail

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Words nearby cut nail

cut into, cut it, cut it fine, cut it out, cut loose, cut nail, cut no ice, cut of one's jib, cut off, cut off one's nose to spite one's face, cut off with a shilling