Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hobnail

1 sense of hobnail

Sense 1
hobnail -- (a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots)
       => nail -- (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hobnail

1 sense of hobnail

Sense 1
hobnail -- (supply with hobnails)
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")