Wick?

[magpie]

I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by magpie

I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

That's a 'stepmother jag'

[katex]

Originally Posted by magpie

I thought it meant your nail .... like when it gets sore on the side Nail Wick ....

Yes, I call it that Magpie.

Originally Posted by MargaretR

That's a 'stepmother jag'

I called that a Stepmother's Blessing ... but more from the cuticle downwards .. not at the side.

Sure I have heard the centre of a corn called a wick too.

[Benipete]

That's called the Quick not the wick.
the raw or exposed area of flesh commonly referring to where the skin meets the tip of the fingernail.
(wikipedia)

[pussycat]

people in scotland use the word wick alot, meaning nasty ,