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hobnail definition

hob·nail (häb′nāl′)

noun

  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

Etymology: hob, sense + nail

transitive verb

to put hobnails on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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