What is the meaning of Hobnail?

  • (v.t.) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
  • (n.) A clownish person; a rustic.
  • (n.) A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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