Definition of "spike-nail" [spike-nail]

• A spike. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The man to whom these several articles were presented, though he was much more enraptured with a spike-nail half the length of his arm, promised, however, to take care of them, and in particular, not to kill any of the animals."
• "But all that time he held on to a strong spike-nail; and though his hands were bleeding, and almost raw, he would not let go, for he knew that if he did he would lose his only chance of safety."
• "-- A brown mare with an open fetlock joint due to a spike-nail puncture."