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Definition of Clout nail
1. Noun. A short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clout Nail
Literary usage of Clout nail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... sprig, brad, clout nail, counter- clout. naked, a. 1. bare, exposed, nude (a
term less suggestive of impropriety or disadvantage than "naked"), ..."
2. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry, and Building: A General Reference by American Technical Society, Ill American Technical Society (Chicago (1917)
"A nail should never be driven clear through any woodwork so that the point appears,
unless it is clinched, in which case a wrought- iron or "clout" nail is ..."
3. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... railway bars;—leger, m. rail-layer,/ormer{y plate-layer; — nag 11, m.
clout-nail, tire-nail, hoop-nail; ..."
4. A Manual of Carpentry and Joinery by J. W. Riley (1905)
"clout nail. Flo. 325.-Wrought Roso Nail. made in a variety of shapes, and in all
sizes from six inches to half an inch in length. ..."
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