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n.
tapered piece of metal
1) to drive, hammer a ~ (he drove a ~ into the board)
2) to remove a ~
3) a loose ~
horny substance growing at the ends of fingers and toes
4) to cut, pare, trim; do; file; manicure; polish one's ~s
5) to break a ~
6) to bite one's ~s
7) a finger~; toe~
misc.
8) as hard/tough as ~s
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v. ( D ; tr. ) to ~ to (she ~ed the plaque to the wall)