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Definition of tree-nail in English English dictionary
- nail Jell-O to a tree
- To do something that is impossible or very difficult, with connotations of “pointless”
They are asking us to nail Jell-O to a tree if they insist on having everything done in three days.
- treenail
- A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener
- treenail
- A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other
- treenail
- a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast