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sparrow-bill
noun
1. A small headless nail that is used in the manufacture and mending of soles and heels of shoes and boots.
Etymology
: 17c: a reduced form of
sparrow-bill
, so called because of the resemblance of the nail to the shape of a sparrow's beak.
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