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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Spanish Worm

A nail concealed in a piece of wood, against which a carpenter jars his saw or chisel. So called from Spanish woods used in cabinet-work.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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