hobnailed
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Origin of hobnailed
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A pair of battered, hobnailed boots and a newspaper cutting dating back nearly 140 years are among a trove of everyday objects unearthed during restoration work at Buckingham Palace.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Mallory and Irvine, wearing wool and gabardine, hobnailed leather boots and homemade oxygen sets, disappeared into a swirling cloud on that fateful day, never to be seen alive again.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2022
“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
Catherine wore hobnailed boots and a cape and carried a stick with a sharp steel point.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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