hobnail

Definition of Hobnail in English :

1. hobnail

a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

2. hobnail

supply with hobnails

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hobnail

noun

a.

a short nail with a large head for protecting the soles of heavy footwear

b.

(as modifier)

hobnail boots

noun

1.

a short nail with a broad head, put on the soles of heavy shoes to prevent wear or slipping

2.

one of a series of knoblike decorations, as on the edge of a glass plate

verb transitive

3.

to put hobnails on

n.

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

adj.

Having or decorated with a raised pattern of bumps resembling such nails.