Hobnail (Verb)
Meaning
Supply with hobnails.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She took her boots to the cobbler to have them hobnailed as a precaution before her hiking trip.
- The blacksmith worked diligently to hobnail the soldier's worn and battered boots before the army's deployment.
- The instructions for preparing the heavy hiking boots included hobnailing the soles for added grip on rough terrain.
- The cobbler carefully selected the correct size of hobnails to ensure proper fitting without damaging the boots' leather.
- Prior to moving to the rural countryside, she decided to hobnail her old work boots in order to have a reliable pair of footwear.