Top Definitions
Quiz
Examples

hobnailed

[ hob-neyld ]

/ ˈhɒbˌneɪld /

Save This Word!

adjective

furnished with hobnails.

rustic or loutish.

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use hobnailed in a sentence

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