HOBNAIL


Meaning of HOBNAIL in English

noun a clownish person; a rustic.

2. hobnail ·vt to tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.

3. hobnail ·noun a short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, — used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.

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