HOBNAIL
\hˈɒbne͡ɪl], \hˈɒbneɪl], \h_ˈɒ_b_n_eɪ_l]\
Definitions of HOBNAIL
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- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A clownish person; a rustic.
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To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
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A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, - used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
By Oddity Software
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A clownish person; a rustic.
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To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
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A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, - used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A nail with a thick, strong head, used in the shoes of horses, and sometimes of men: a clownish fellow, so called from the hobnails in his shoes.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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