Associations to the word «Hobnail»
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Wiktionary
HOBNAIL, noun. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
HOBNAIL, noun. (obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic.
HOBNAIL, verb. To fit with hobnails.
HOBNAIL, verb. (transitive) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
HOBNAIL BOOT, noun. A heavy duty, hard-wearing work boot with hobnails in the sole to make them last longer and to provide grip on muddy ground.
HOBNAIL LIVER, noun. (medicine) A liver that is shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like hobnails, resulting from cirrhosis.
HOBNAIL LIVERS, noun. Plural of hobnail liver
Dictionary definition
HOBNAIL, noun. A short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots.
HOBNAIL, verb. Supply with hobnails.
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