- 1. n. A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. Source: opted
- 2. n. A clownish person; a rustic. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Source: opted
- 4. n. a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots Source: wordnet
- 5. v. supply with hobnails Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Milton. Hobnail liver (Med.), a disease in which the liver is shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like hobnails; one of the forms of cirrhosis of the liver. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush. Tennyson. Source: webster
- 7. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush. Tennyson. Source: adambom
- 8. n. a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots v. supply with hobnails Source: ecdict
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