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Definition of Hobnail
1. Verb. Supply with hobnails.
2. Noun. A short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots.
Definition of Hobnail
1. n. A short, sharp-pointed, large- headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
2. v. t. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Definition of Hobnail
1. Noun. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles. ¹
2. Verb. To fit with hobnails. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hobnail
1. to put hobnails (short nails with a broad head) on a shoe sole [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Hobnail
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1. A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
2. A clownish person; a rustic.