Meaning

2 senses

  1. To fit with hobnails.

    a machine for the hobnailing of shoes

    supply with hobnails

  2. (archaic, transitive)To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.

Origin

From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not c

From hob + nail. The oldest attestation is in William Shakespeare, but he likely did not coin the term.

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Forms

hobnails, hobnailing, hobnailed, hobnailed
Base formhobnail · to hobnail
3rd person singularhobnails
Present participlehobnailing
Past simplehobnailed
Past participlehobnailed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhobnail
he, she, ithobnails

Past simpleLesson

all personshobnailed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hobnailed
he, she, ithas hobnailed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hobnail

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hobblehobbyA1hobbyisthobohock
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