wood. The shanks are lighter than âcommonâ nails but heavier than âboxâ or âcoolersâ, and they are slightly shorter, by penny weight, than a common nail. The idea being, you could easily drive them deeper than other nails and that the shank would thus penetrate further than if using a flat head nail, like a common, box or cooler nail.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  steampunk(Noun) A subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society. 2  steampunk(Noun) A person cosplaying as a steampunk character. 3  steampunk(Verb) To depict in a steampunk manner.
3) It must occur in or around Victorian England. This is the biggest sticking point for most steampunk writers. If the tale is not set in Victorian England, then it just isnât steampunk enough. Poppycock to that, I say! (Yes, I said poppycock!) Steampunk is a state of mind, not a state of physical presence.