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agnail

[ ag-neyl ]

agnail

/ ˈæɡˌneɪl /

noun

  1. See hangnail
    another name for hangnail

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agnail1

before 950; Middle English; Old English angnægl, equivalent to ang- tight, hard, painful + nægl corn (on foot), nail

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Example Sentences

I am told that an "agnail" was formerly called a "step-mother" in Yorkshire.

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