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hobnailed

hobnailed adjective: having hobnails.

Adjective

hobnailed (not comparable)

  1. Having hobnails.
    • The farmer's hobnailed boots were used in mud and snow.
    • The clumping of hobnailed boots on the gravel outside proclaimed the approach of Manning. John looked questioningly at Poirot.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 63

Origin of hobnailed

From hobnail + -ed.

Questions about hobnailed

What does hobnailed mean?
Hobnailed means having hobnails.
What part of speech is hobnailed?
Hobnailed is an adjective.

Words near hobnailed in the dictionary

  1. hobnail
  2. hobnail boot
  3. hobnail boots
  4. hobnail liver
  5. hobnail livers
  6. hobnailed
  7. hobnailer
  8. hobnailers
  9. hobnailing
  10. hobnails
  11. hobnob

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