large toenail

See also: large toe nail and large toe-nail

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of large toe +‎ toenail.

Noun

large toenail (plural large toenails)

  1. Synonym of big toenail.
    • 1859 April 15, “Corns, Bunions, and Defective Toenails Extracted and Cured […]”, in The Morning Chronicle, 2nd edition, number 28,786, London: […] Josiah Lilly, […], →OCLC, page 1, column 1:
      Sir Robert Alexander, 35, St. James’s-place, has had two large toenails and a corn extracted from his feet by Mr. Rendall, and can strongly recommend him.
    • 1925 January 4, “[Arnold Henry Savage] Landor Lived to Tell of Tortures in Tibet […]”, in The New York Times (section 8)‎[1], volume LXXIV, number 24,452, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 September 2025, page 8, column 3:
      He displayed a forefinger nail which had been slit the entire length, leaving a scar, and said that one of his large toenails had undergone similar treatment.
    • 2024 January 22, Kelly Byer, “Doctor leaves Canton office without notice […]”, in Akron Beacon Journal, volume 185, number 244, Akron, Oh., →OCLC, page 7A, column 1:
      She had surgery in December to remove her large toenails to help with repeated ingrown nails and then developed an infection.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see large,‎ toenail.
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