great toenail

See also: great toe-nail, great-toe nail, and great toe nail

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of great toe +‎ toenail.

Noun

great toenail (plural great toenails)

  1. (dated) Synonym of big toenail.
    • 2013 April 7, Terry Graedon, Joe Graedon, quoting an internal-medicine physician, “Little research on how jock itch is spread”, in The Palm Beach Post, volume 78, number 17, West Palm Beach, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page F10, column 5:
      For a year, I had a progressive worsening brown discoloration of the medial and distal third of the right great toenail.
    • 2017 October 15, Brian Moloney, “Called to Care: What are infected, ingrown toenails?”, in South Bend Tribune, 145th year, number 220, South Bend, Ind.: South Bend Tribune Corp., →OCLC, page A9, column 1:
      It’s actually the tissue of the toe surrounding the nail—not the nail itself—that is infected. The problem is trauma to the nail, usually the great toenail.
    • 2022 May 19, Susan Hammerling-Hodgers, “Get your skin checked regularly, it might just save your life”, in Florida Today, volume 57, number 56, Melbourne, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2C, column 1:
      Sam, 35, had a dark discoloration on his right great toenail that didn’t go away after six months.
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