What does hobnail mean?
Hobnail means A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles..
Hobnail
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles..
Definitions by Sense
- A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
- (obsolete) A yokel; a rustic.
- To fit with hobnails.
- (transitive, archaic) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Example Sentences
Next, the word Politician is not us'd to his maw, and therupon he plays the most notorious hobbihors, jesting and frisking in the luxury of his non-sense with such poor fetches to cog a laughter from us, that no antic hobnaile at a Morris, but is more hansomly facetious.
There lay Tom; hobnail Tom! a bacon-munching, reckless, beer-swilling animal! and yet a man …
a machine for the hobnailing of shoes
Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush.
Synonyms for hobnail
Antonyms for hobnail
Related Words
Word Forms
- hobnails
- hobnailing
- hobnailed
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for hobnail?
Common synonyms include strong, hobnailed.
What is the opposite of hobnail?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use hobnail in a sentence?
Next, the word Politician is not us'd to his maw, and therupon he plays the most notorious hobbihors, jesting and frisking in the luxury of his non-sense with such poor fetches to cog a laughter from us, that no antic hobnaile at a Morris, but is more hansomly facetious.
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