nails

Etymology

noun

  1. plural of nail
  2. The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nail

adj

  1. (UK, slang) Short for hard as nails.
    Malik shook his head, stirring the coffee. 'Evans is nails, mate.' 2018, Chris Merritt, Last Witness

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