hobnail
Plural: hobnails
Noun
- a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
- A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
- A yokel; a rustic.
Verb
Verb Forms: hobnailed, hobnailing, hobnails
- To fit a shoe sole with short, broad-headed nails.
- supply with hobnails
- To fit with hobnails.
- To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Examples
- He wanted to HOBNAIL his strategy, making it sturdy against any opponent’s moves.
Origin / Etymology
From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term.
Scrabble Score: 12
hobnail: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhobnail: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hobnail: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
hobnail: valid Words With Friends Word