horsenail

Meanings

• Noun

  En English: A small nail used for attaching a horseshoe to a horse's hoof.

  - "The farrier hammered in the horsenails."
  - "The horsenails were rusty and needed to be replaced."

• Noun

  I Danmark: En lille nagel, brugt til at fæste en hestesko til en hestes høj.

  - "Ferreren slog på de hestens nagler."
  - "De hestens nagler var røde og behøvede at blive skiftet."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with horsenail
mail , jail , ale , tail

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Variants

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arsenal , arsenals

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Etymology

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Old English: hrosenegel, from hros, horse + nagel, nail.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of horseshoes was in Egypt around 3000 BC.

2. The average horse needs 16 horseshoes, with 4 horseshoes per leg.

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Related Concepts

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1. Horseshoe: A metal shoe that is strapped onto a horse's hoof to protect it from wear and tear and to improve its traction.

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Culture

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In olden times, horseshoes were not commonly used, and horsenails were used as a sign of a well-cared-for horse. In literature, the term 'horsenails' is used metaphorically to describe someone who is very particular or meticulous, just as a farrier is meticulous about each horsenail.

How to Memorize "horsenail"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a horse's hoof with a horseshoe attached to it, and imagine the horsenails holding the horseshoe in place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'horsenail' with the image of a farrier working on a horse's hoof.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'horsenail' by associating it with the word 'horse' and 'nail'.

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