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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brad \Brad\, noun [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See {Bristle}, noun] A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
brad
noun: a small nail
verb: fasten with brads
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