SIXTEEN-PENNY NAIL Meaning of SIXTEEN-PENNY NAIL in English ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌpenē-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : a nail about 3 1/2 inches long Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012