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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, hobbyist, hobday, hobgoblin, hobnail, hobnailed, hobnob, hobo, Hoboken, Hobrecht, Hobson

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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.
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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