ˈ ̷ ̷ˌnāld adjective
1. : studded with or as if with hobnails
hobnailed boots
2.
a. : marked by the wearing of heavy shoes or boots studded with hobnails
hobnailed laborers
the hobnailed entry of investigating officialdom into the classroom — M.H.Bernstein
b. : countrified and often loutish
too hobnailed to have much feeling