hobnailed boots

  • 1hobnailed boot — UK [ˌhɒbneɪld ˈbuːt] US [ˌhɑbneɪld ˈbut] noun [countable] [singular hobnailed boot plural hobnailed boots] a large heavy boot whose sole (=bottom part) is fixed on with large nails …

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  • 2hobnailed boot — UK [ˌhɒbneɪld ˈbuːt] / US [ˌhɑbneɪld ˈbut] noun [countable] Word forms hobnailed boot : singular hobnailed boot plural hobnailed boots a large heavy boot whose sole (= bottom part) is fixed on with large nails …

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  • 3hobnailed — adjective Describing something that has hobnails. The farmers hobnailed boots were used in mud and snow …

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  • 4hobnailed — hob|nailed [ˈhɔbneıld US ˈha:b ] adj also hob|nail [ neıl] [only before noun] especially BrE old fashioned hobnailed boots have large nails fastened to the bottom to make them last longer …

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  • 5hobnailed — hobnail ► NOUN 1) a short heavy headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots. 2) a blunt projection, especially in cut or moulded glassware. DERIVATIVES hobnailed adjective. ORIGIN from HOB(Cf. ↑hob) + NAIL(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 6hobnailed — adjective marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails hobnailed laborers • Similar to: ↑rural …

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  • 7hobnailed — adj. studded with hobnails (about the sole of a boot)n. large headed nail used for protecting the soles of heavy boots v. put hobnails on the soles of boots …

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  • 8Hobnail (footwear) — In footwear, a hobnail is a short nail with a thick head used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnailed boots have been used since antiquity for inexpensive durable footwear, often by workmen and the military. They are boots with… …

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  • 9Combat boot — Black combat boots as worn by the Bundeswehr Sole of mode …

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  • 10bovver boy — noun 1. A member of a gang of hooligans in the habit of engaging in street fights using heavy, hobnailed boots (bovver boots) to kick their opponents 2. A troublemaker, esp one who uses rough methods • • • Main Entry: ↑bovver …

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