Pronunciation : Spad
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark stations in underground surveying.
(Mining)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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