hobnail
English
noun
Definitions
- A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
- (obsolete) A clownish person; a rustic.
Etymology
Compound from English hob (yokel) + English nail.
Origin
English
nail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- denail English
- doornail English
- fingernail English
- frost-nail English
- hangnail English
- hob English
- hobbish English
- hobless English
- hoblob English
- hobnailed English
- horsenail English
- nail English
- nail bat English
- nailable English
- nailbed English
- nailbrush English
- nailcare English
- nailer English
- nailery English
- nailest English
- naileth English
- nailfast English
- nailfold English
- nailful English
- nailhead English
- nailist English
- nailless English
- nailset English
- naily English
- renail English
- spignel English
- spikenail English
- thumbnail English
- toenail English
- unnail English
- nail Middle English
- nil Tok Pisin
- niilaa Fiji Hindi