What is "agnail"

Agnail \Ag"nail\, n. [AS. angn[ae]gl; ange vexation, trouble + n[ae]gel nail. Cf. Hangnail.]

1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.]

2. An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A corn or sore on the toe or finger. 2 tear skin near a toenail or fingernail.

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