horseshoe nail
Secures equine footwear
A horseshoe nail is a specialized nail used to attach horseshoes to a horse's hoof.
The nails are driven through holes in the shoe and into the insensitive outer wall of the hoof, then clinched (bent over) on the outside.
The proverbial rhyme "for want of a nail" traces catastrophic failure back to a missing horseshoe nail—a small thing with large consequences.
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