hobnail

hobnail
/hob"nayl'/, n.
1. a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
2. a small allover pattern consisting of small tufts, as on fabrics, or of small studs, as on glass.
[1585-95; HOB1 + NAIL]

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  • Hobnail — Hob nail , n. [1st hob + nail.] 1. A short, sharp pointed, large headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. [1913 Webster] 2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Hobnail liver} (Med.), a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hobnail — Hob nail , v. t. To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. [1913 Webster] Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hobnail — (n.) 1590s, the first element probably identical with hob rounded peg or pin used as a mark or target in games (1580s), of unknown origin. See HOB (Cf. hob). Because they were used to make rough shoes, the word was used figuratively for rustic… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hobnail — ► NOUN 1) a short heavy headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots. 2) a blunt projection, especially in cut or moulded glassware. DERIVATIVES hobnailed adjective. ORIGIN from HOB(Cf. ↑hob) + NAIL(Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • hobnail — [häb′nāl΄] n. [ HOB1, sense 2 + NAIL] 1. a short nail with a broad head, put on the soles of heavy shoes to prevent wear or slipping 2. one of a series of knoblike decorations, as on the edge of a glass plate vt. to put hobnails on …   English World dictionary

  • hobnail — adj. Hobnail is used with these nouns: ↑boot …   Collocations dictionary

  • hobnail — n. a heavy headed nail used for boot soles. Phrases and idioms: hobnail (or hobnailed) liver a liver having many small knobbly projections due to cirrhosis. Derivatives: hobnailed adj. Etymology: HOB(1) + NAIL …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hobnail liver — Hobnail Hob nail , n. [1st hob + nail.] 1. A short, sharp pointed, large headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. [1913 Webster] 2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Hobnail liver} (Med.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hobnail glass — hobnail glass, pressed glassware with a pattern of small, raised bumps, made during the 1800 s …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hobnail (footwear) — In footwear, a hobnail is a short nail with a thick head used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnailed boots have been used since antiquity for inexpensive durable footwear, often by workmen and the military. They are boots with… …   Wikipedia

  • Hobnail (disambiguation) — A hobnail is a short nail with a thick head: used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnail may also refer to:* A pattern of glassware: (sometime called Fenton Hobnail) where the body of the piece has a regular array of bumps, as if… …   Wikipedia

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