[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hangnail \hang"nail`\ -n=al`, n. a corruption of agnail.
   a small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the
   root of a finger nail. --holloway.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hangnail
     n : a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail;
         tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily
         infected syn: agnail
see also:
agnail 

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