Rōth'er-näil, n.
(Synop., § 130), n. [O. Eng. rother, A-S. rōdher (equiv. to Eng. rudder, q. v.).] A nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships;—so called by shipwrights.
(Synop., § 130), n. [O. Eng. rother, A-S. rōdher (equiv. to Eng. rudder, q. v.).] A nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships;—so called by shipwrights.