trunk nail

A nail with a head shaped like the segment of a sphere, so as to make a rounded bo when driven. Used for ornamenting trunks and coffins. trunk-roller, s. A roller journaled in a plate which may be attached to the bottom of a trunk or the like. *trunk-sleeve, s. A large, wide sleeve. trunk-stay, subst . The same as TRUNK-BRACE (q. v.). trunk-turtle, s. Zool.: A species of turtle, Testudo arcuata . *trunk-work, subst . Concealed work; a secret stratagem. [TRUNK, 1.] "This has been some stair-work, some trunk - work , some behind-door work."- Shakesp .: Winter's Tale , iii. 3.