wood. The shanks are lighter than âcommonâ nails but heavier than âboxâ or âcoolersâ, and they are slightly shorter, by penny weight, than a common nail. The idea being, you could easily drive them deeper than other nails and that the shank would thus penetrate further than if using a flat head nail, like a common, box or cooler nail.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  steampunk(Noun) A subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society. 2  steampunk(Noun) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character. 3  steampunk(Verb) To depict in a steampunk manner.
steam definition: The definition of steam is using water vapor. (adjective) An example of steam used as an adjective is in the phrase steam engine, which means an engine that runs on water vapor....