- hobnails
- n. large-headed nail used for protecting the soles of heavy boots v. put hobnails on the soles of boots
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Hobnail liver — Hobnail Hob nail , n. [1st hob + nail.] 1. A short, sharp pointed, large headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. [1913 Webster] 2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Hobnail liver} (Med.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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