nall
English
editEtymology
editEither from Icelandic nál (“needle”), or from an awl, like newt, from ewt.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnall (plural nalls)
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) An awl.
- 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC:
- , And apron, and scissars for head and for tail,
Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall,
With collars and harness, for thiller and all […]