hobnail
/hob-neyl/US // ˈhɒbˌneɪl //UK // (ˈhɒbˌneɪl) //
蜗牛,滚刀肉,蜗居,滚刀石
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
- : a small allover pattern consisting of small tufts, as on fabrics, or of small studs, as on glass.
Examples
"I' faith, I never was so pricked by a hobnail before," growled Ben, with a surly smile.
The hobnail heel-and-sole pattern is the correct article for use in swift-running water.
The hobnail sole of his shoe had been torn off and he was trying to fasten it back on with a combination of straps.
We are conjurors, young Hobnail, said the gentlemen, laughing.
Hobnail cutting, late 1830, so often confused with diamond cutting.
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