"hobnail" meaning in English

See hobnail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hobnails [plural]
Etymology: From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hob|nail}} hob + nail Head templates: {{en-noun}} hobnail (plural hobnails)
  1. A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles. Translations (short nail with a thick head): кабър (kabǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hokki (Finnish), Schuhnagel [masculine] (German), Schuhzwecke [masculine] (German), Stiefelnagel [masculine] (German), klinac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tachuela [feminine] (Spanish), jukakluf (Volapük), jukaklufil [diminutive] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-hobnail-en-noun-XeZ~YS0d Disambiguation of 'short nail with a thick head': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) A yokel; a rustic. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-hobnail-en-noun-L-lSGBzW Disambiguation of Footwear: 1 53 1 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hobnail boot, hobnail liver Coordinate_terms: blakey, seg

Verb

Forms: hobnails [present, singular, third-person], hobnailing [participle, present], hobnailed [participle, past], hobnailed [past]
Etymology: From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hob|nail}} hob + nail Head templates: {{en-verb}} hobnail (third-person singular simple present hobnails, present participle hobnailing, simple past and past participle hobnailed)
  1. To fit with hobnails.
    Sense id: en-hobnail-en-verb-CC4~JFlU
  2. (transitive, archaic) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Fasteners, Footwear
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Inflected forms

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