hobnail
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hobnail
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From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term.
noun hobnails
- A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
- A yokel; a rustic. Next, the word Politician is not us'd to his maw, and therupon he plays the most notorious hobbihors, jesting and frisking in the luxury of his non-sense with such poor fetches to cog a laughter from us, that no antic hobnaile at a Morris, but is more hansomly facetious.
verb hobnails · hobnailing · hobnailed
- To fit with hobnails. a machine for the hobnailing of shoes
- To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush.
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noun short nail with a thick head
| Español | tachuela |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schuhnagel, Schuhzwecke, Stiefelnagel |
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