hobnailed
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hobnailed
Example Sentences
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Mystery surrounds the appearance of hundreds of Victorian hobnailed shoes which have washed ashore on a beach.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
“They’re so loud! It’s like they’re wearing hobnailed boots.”
From The Guardian • May 2, 2019
“We had antiquated equipment, armored cars that you could probably shoot arrows through. We wore uniforms made of bull’s wool and hobnailed boots.”
From Time • Jul. 27, 2016
And Whymper and Carrel accomplished the feat using hemp ropes and wearing hobnailed leather boots and tweeds.
From National Geographic • Jul. 14, 2015
"The Time Is Now . . ." the sign across the river began, but with history stomping upon me with hobnailed boots, I thought with a laugh, why worry about time?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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