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hobnail::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | nail |
Examples of hobnail
hobnail
Fate had laced up the hobnail boots and sunk them squarely into his solar plexus.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Secret compartments can be found in a coffee table which is modeled after a hobnail safe.
From the sfgate.com
Critics put on their hobnail boots to demolish this BBC3 double act.
From the independent.co.uk
A salsa verde with still warm bread was lots of fresh green herbs, capers and anchovies with hobnail boots on.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mostly, she is forgotten as the gumshoe and the hobnail boots approach each other for the climactic confrontation.
From the time.com
But after all the Victoriana, hobnail and cut glass, Munro's cake stand is a headliner of cool that will make any cake a showoff.
From the sfgate.com
Most outside observers have laid the responsibility for the East Pakistani tragedy to the hobnail-tough martial law imposed by Lieut.
From the time.com
Despite being a millionaire he once met King George IV in nothing more than a pair of tatty corduroy trousers, hobnail boots and a patched coat.
From the guardian.co.uk
He had a broken right arm, trauma to his shoulder and fractures of both leg bones just above the top of his single surviving hobnail boot.
From the time.com
- A short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
- Supply with hobnails
- Outersole design with many small circles.
- A large-headed nail used to protect the soles of heavy boots and shoes, as used during WWII. Also, a small allover pattern that's tactually distinctive [cf: vair, miniver, parti-colored]. [nb: although HOBNAIL is related to hub, to "play..." or "raise hob" is to disrupt, hamper, or make mischief]
- Term for set of V-shaped grooves cut into base of paperweight at right angles to each other, forming a grid pattern.
- Series of brown spots caused by infestation. Inlays: Pieces of veneer or other material which are inserted into the face of veneered board to produce borders or other special patterns. Knot: A portion of a branch which is enclosed by the natural growth of the tree. ...
