hobnailed
[ hob-neyld ]
adjective
furnished with hobnails.
rustic or loutish.
Origin of hobnailed
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How to use hobnailed in a sentence
He had slipped after changing from hobnailed boots into hemp-soled climbing shoes on the upper face.
Sergeant Fugler, the best marksman in the Company, was a hard drinker, with a hobnailed liver.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchHe 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-CouchThey did not run around barefooted in summer, nor wear “tackety” or hobnailed boots in winter.
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallaceHe 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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