hobnailed

[ hob-neyld ]

adjective

1. furnished with hobnails.
2. rustic or loutish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hobnailed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; hobnail + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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.

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He lay now in bed with that hobnailed liver, and the Doctor said it was only a question of days.

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They did not run around barefooted in summer, nor wear “tackety” or hobnailed boots in winter.

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He wore a smock, high brown leather gaiters reaching almost to his thighs, and very thick hobnailed boots.

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The shoe had two heavy soles, the outer one being hobnailed.

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