ten-penny nail

a term that indicates a nail that is three (3.0) inches (7.6 centimeters) long. "Ten-penny" is abbreviated as "10d" and applies to common, box, casing, and finishing nails. The term originates from the price per hundred nails; 10 pennies for 100 three-inch nails.

Alternate spellings and misspellings: ten penny nail, 10d nail, 10-d nail, ten-penny-nail

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