hobnail

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Noun

hobnail (plural hobnails)

1. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
2. (obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic.

Translations

• German: Schuhnagel, Schuhzwecke, Stiefelnagel
• Spanish: tachuela

Verb

hobnail (hobnails, present participle hobnailing; past and past participle hobnailed)

1. To fit with hobnails.

   a machine for the hobnailing of shoes

2. (transitive) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.

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