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hangnail
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[ˈhaŋneɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a piece of torn skin at the root of a fingernail
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Origin
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late 17th century: alteration of agnail ‘painful swelling around a nail’ (from Old English angnægl, denoting a corn on the toe), influenced by hang
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