nail set
noun
1.
a short rod of steel used to drive a nail below or flush with a surface.
Also called
nail punch
.
Origin
1895-1900
Examples from the web for
nail set
Drive any protruding nail heads below the surface with a hammer and
nail set
.
Then use a
nail set
to drive the nails the rest of the way, approximately one-eighth inch below the floorboard surface.
Drive the nail heads below the surface with a
nail set
, and then fill the depressions with wood putty.
It is nailed or screwed to the subfloor and joist and driven horizontally with a punch or
nail set
.
British Dictionary definitions for
nail set
nail set
noun
1.
a punch for driving the head of a nail below or flush with the surrounding surface