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hobnailed

[ hob-neyld ]

/ ˈhɒbˌneɪld /

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adjective

furnished with hobnails.

rustic or loutish.

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Origin of hobnailed

First recorded in 1590–1600; hobnail + -ed³

Words nearby hobnailed

hobbyhorse, hobday, hobgoblin, hobnail, hobnail cell, hobnailed, hobnail liver, hobnob, hobo, Hoboken, Hobrecht

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Example sentences from the Web for hobnailed

Sergeant Fugler, the best marksman in the Company, was a hard drinker, with a hobnailed liver.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He lay now in bed with that hobnailed liver, and the Doctor said it was only a question of days.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
They did not run around barefooted in summer, nor wear “tackety” or hobnailed boots in winter.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
He wore a smock, high brown leather gaiters reaching almost to his thighs, and very thick hobnailed boots.
Our Frank|Amy Walton

The shoe had two heavy soles, the outer one being hobnailed.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

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