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Penny size
Definition:
Term that reffers to nail sizes. (U.S.)
Nails are measured in a system that refers to their size. The unit is called a "penny." The larger the number, the larger the nail. A 3-penny (3 d) nail is much smaller than a 16-penny nail.
The origin of the term "penny" in relation to nail size is based on the old custom in England of selling nails by the hundred. A hundred nails that sold for sixpence were "six penny" nails. The larger the nail, the more a hundred nails would cost. Therefore the larger nails have a larger number for its penny size.
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