Definition of "nettles" []

• Plural form of nettle. (noun)
• Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points (noun)

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• "It is my opinion that enabling an email address to be used as a “hint” that resolves to a valid OpenID URL is a necessary step to dislodge one of the main nettles against OpenID."
• "[...] is my opinion that enabling an email address to be used as a “hint” that resolves to a valid OpenID URL is a necessary step to dislodge one of the main nettles [...]"
• "Stinging nettles may also be called nettles, they usually grow wild near fresh water, but also appear as weeds in gardens, use gloves to pick them!"