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roofing nail

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roofing nail [′rüf·iŋ ‚nāl]
(design engineering)
A nail used for attaching paper or shingle to roof boards; usually short with a barbed shank and a large flat head.

roofing nail
roofing nails
A short nail having a barbed or ring shank and a comparatively large flat head; may be galvanized or bright; often provided with a neoprene, lead, or plastic washer; used to secure roofing felt or shingles to a roof-deck or roof boards.


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Roofing nail guns make the job of attaching your roof to the body of your house easier.
Using a hand-held camera, the brothers watched in amazement as Yuen Tai Tang, the owner of the Jade House in Harborne, Birmingham, crept out of her shop and carefully placed numerous two-inch roofing nails on the ground.
It was impossible to hold a roofing nail with my gloves on, yet the nails froze to my fingers if I took the gloves off.
 
 
 
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