nempu (p. 279) s. [prov. நென்பு.] A nail without a head, a nail or peg sharp at both ends for joining the seams of boards, இருகூர்ஆணி. 2. Ribs or rounds of a ladder, ஏணிப்பழு. 3. Pins or ribs joining together the two beams of a well-sweep, serving also as steps for the man who treads it, ஏற்றமடலாணி. 4. [in mechanics.] The lever, உலுக்குமரம். 5. [prov.] Ribs, விலாவெலும்பு. அவனுக்குப்பாரஞ்சுமந்துநெம்புகழன்றது. He is greatly fatigued; (lit.) he has broken the நெம்பு of his back. நெம்புத்தடி--நெம்புதடி, s. A lever, as நெம்பு. (c.) 75)