A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
A treenail to fasten the shores.
to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.