hobnailed

See also: hob-nailed

English

Etymology

hobnail +‎ -ed

Adjective

hobnailed (not comparable)

  1. Having hobnails.
    The farmer's hobnailed boots were used in mud and snow.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX:
      “I don't know if it's my imagination, Kipper,” I said, “but something gives me the impression that at moment of going to press you aren't too sold on Bobbie.” He shrugged a shoulder. “Oh, I wouldn't say that. Apart from wishing I could throttle the young twister with my bare hands and jump on the remains with hobnailed boots, I don't feel much about her one way or the other.”
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