Usually means: Large nail for securing rails.
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▸ noun:  (rail transport) A spike with a slightly altered head shape for easier extraction when the spike has become too loose in the sleeper.

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dog spike, rail spike, railroad spike, road spikes, brob, sand drag, spur, spile, stake, sleeper, more...

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