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Describing something that has hobnails.
The farmers hobnailed boots were used in mud and snow.
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Hobnailed — Hob nailed , a. See with hobnails, as a shoe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobnailed — adj. Hobnailed is used with these nouns: ↑boot … Collocations dictionary
hobnailed — hob|nailed [ˈhɔbneıld US ˈha:b ] adj also hob|nail [ neıl] [only before noun] especially BrE old fashioned hobnailed boots have large nails fastened to the bottom to make them last longer … Dictionary of contemporary English
hobnailed — hobnail ► NOUN 1) a short heavy headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots. 2) a blunt projection, especially in cut or moulded glassware. DERIVATIVES hobnailed adjective. ORIGIN from HOB(Cf. ↑hob) + NAIL(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
hobnailed — adjective marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails hobnailed laborers • Similar to: ↑rural … Useful english dictionary
hobnailed boot — UK [ˌhɒbneɪld ˈbuːt] US [ˌhɑbneɪld ˈbut] noun [countable] [singular hobnailed boot plural hobnailed boots] a large heavy boot whose sole (=bottom part) is fixed on with large nails … Useful english dictionary
hobnailed boot — UK [ˌhɒbneɪld ˈbuːt] / US [ˌhɑbneɪld ˈbut] noun [countable] Word forms hobnailed boot : singular hobnailed boot plural hobnailed boots a large heavy boot whose sole (= bottom part) is fixed on with large nails … English dictionary
hobnailed — adjective see hobnail … New Collegiate Dictionary
hobnailed — /hob nayld /, adj. 1. furnished with hobnails. 2. rustic or loutish. [1590 1600; HOBNAIL + ED3] * * * … Universalium
hobnailed — adj. studded with hobnails (about the sole of a boot)n. large headed nail used for protecting the soles of heavy boots v. put hobnails on the soles of boots … English contemporary dictionary
