hobnail
(noun) a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
hobnail
(verb) supply with hobnails
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hobnail (plural hobnails)
A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
(obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic.
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hobnail (third-person singular simple present hobnails, present participle hobnailing, simple past and past participle hobnailed)
To fit with hobnails.
(transitive) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Source: Wiktionary
Hob"nail`, n. Etym: [1st hob + nail.]
1. A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. Hobnail liver (Med.), a disease in which the liver is shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like hobnails; one of the forms of cirrhosis of the liver.
Hob"nail`, v. t.
Definition: To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
