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noun
A thick-shanked nail with an indentation in the middle of its head, driven into the ground to mark a position precisely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
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History
An initialism of the Parker-Kalon Company, the original manufacturer.
