Definitions for hobnailˈhɒbˌneɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hob•nailˈhɒbˌneɪl(n.)
a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
Origin of hobnail:
1585–95; hob1+nail
hob′nailed`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
hobnail(verb)
a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
hobnail(verb)
supply with hobnails
Wiktionary
hobnail(Noun)
A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
hobnail(Verb)
To fit with hobnails.
a machine for the hobnailing of shoes
hobnail(Verb)
To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush. uE000291798uE001 Tennyson.
Webster Dictionary
Hobnail(noun)
a short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes
Hobnail(noun)
a clownish person; a rustic
Hobnail(verb)
to tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes
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