hobnail

• Gros clou court à tête large et plate, historiquement utilisé pour renforcer les semelles de bottes ou de chaussures lourdes, désormais considéré comme démodé ou obsolète.

A short, heavy nail with a large head, historically used to reinforce the soles of heavy boots or shoes, now considered old-fashioned or obsolete.

1. Shoe nailC2formal

   A short nail with a thick head used to reinforce the soles of heavy boots or shoes.

   Clou à semelle

   • The old boots were studded with hobnails for better grip.
   • He could hear the clatter of hobnails on the stone floor.
   • Hobnails were commonly used in military boots during the war.

• Verbe désuet signifiant marcher lourdement en traînant les pieds, ou garnir de clous (par exemple des bottes).

An archaic verb meaning to trample or tread heavily, or to stud with hobnails (as in boots).

1. To trample or crushC2informalbritish

   To walk heavily or clumsily, often causing damage or leaving marks.

   piétiner

   • The crowd hobnailed across the muddy field after the concert.
   • He hobnailed through the garden, crushing the flowers.
   • The soldiers hobnailed over the fragile floorboards.

   Synonymescrushstampstomptrampletread