nailshop en · NOUN
Etymology
From nail + shop.
Meanings
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A workshop where nails are manufactured.
I hear, with the song that she sings me in lullaby tones, / The noise of the nailshops, the ringing of hammers, the groans / Of deep-heaving bellows, the "oliver's" thud on the die, […]
1903, John Cotton, Chimes and Rhymes, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nailshops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |