English Dictionary: Nellie Bly | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard. {Nail ball} (Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun. {Nail plate}, iron in plates from which cut nails are made. {On the nail}, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail. [bd]You shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.[b8] --Beaconsfield. {To hit the nail on the head}, to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard. {Nail ball} (Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun. {Nail plate}, iron in plates from which cut nails are made. {On the nail}, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail. [bd]You shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.[b8] --Beaconsfield. {To hit the nail on the head}, to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Neelyville, MO (city, FIPS 51446) Location: 36.55923 N, 90.51101 W Population (1990): 381 (189 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63954 |