hobnail

n.

A short nail with a thick head used to protect the soles of shoes or boots.

[HOB¹, peg, projection (obsolete) + NAIL.]

hobnailed hob'nailed' adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

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The verb hobnail has one meaning:

Meaning #1: supply with hobnails

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The adjective hobnail has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of heavy boots; set with or having the soles protected with hobnails
  Synonym: hobnailed

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skosøm

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoenspijker, kopspijker

Français (French)
n. - caboche, souliers ferrés ou à clou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schuhnagel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρβυλόπροκα

Italiano (Italian)
chiodo da scarpe

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tachão (m) (prego cabeçudo)

Русский (Russian)
сапожный гвоздь с большой шляпкой, мужлан, попирать, подбивать гвоздями сапоги

Español (Spanish)
n. - clavo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spik (under sko), tölp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鞋钉, 乡下佬, 穿上钉鞋的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鞋釘, 鄉下佬, 穿上釘鞋的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구두징, 시골뜨기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - びょうくぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسمار النعل مسمار قصير غليظ الرأس, للنعال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסמר עב-ראש המשמש לחיבור סוליות מגפיים‬

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