Hobnail

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short nail with a thick head used to protect the soles of shoes or boots.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
  • v. To fit with hobnails.
  • v. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing horses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
  • n. A clownish person; a rustic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A short thick nail with a pointed tang and a large head, used for nailing the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
  • n. A clownish person: used in contempt.
  • To furnish or fasten with hobnails.
  • To tread roughly upon, as with heavy hobnailed shoes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. supply with hobnails
  • n. a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    furnish    provide    supply    render    nail   
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    rustic   
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