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(′kət ′nāl)

(design engineering) A flat, tapered nail sheared from steel plate; it has greater holding power than a wire nail and is generally used for fastening flooring.


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A nail having a wedge shape, sheared from sheet steel; has a sheared-square, blunt point.

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