Meaning of tenpenny nail | Babel Free
Examples
“The face⟳, horribly seared by the frequent application of the red-hot poker, and further ornamented by the insertion, in the tip⟳ of the nose, of a tenpenny nail, yet smiled blandly in its less lacerated parts.”
“"Al, I could bite⟳ a tenpenny nail in half and digest both pieces, too."”
“He could still climb⟳ a scaffold like⟳ a monkey, still drive⟳ a ten-penny nail with one measured, massive, dead-on blow⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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