ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English dornail, from dor door + nail
: a large-headed nail easily clinched for nailing doors through the battens — used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English dornail, from dor door + nail
: a large-headed nail easily clinched for nailing doors through the battens — used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012