hangnail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
    agnail.

WordNet

Hang"nail` noun
Etymology
A corruption of agnail.
Definitions
  1. A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail. Holloway.

Webster 1913