HOBNAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hobnail mean? 

• HOBNAIL (noun)
  The noun HOBNAIL has 1 sense:

1. a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

  Familiarity information: HOBNAIL used as a noun is very rare.

• HOBNAIL (verb)
  The verb HOBNAIL has 1 sense:

1. supply with hobnails

  Familiarity information: HOBNAIL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOBNAIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hobnail" is a kind of...):

nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)

Derivation:

hobnail (supply with hobnails)

• HOBNAIL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supply with hobnails

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "hobnail" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

hobnail (a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots)

 Context examples 

So-called nephrogenic adenoma is a distinct metaplastic lesion of the urothelium characterized by aggregates of cuboidal or hobnail cells.

(Nephrogenic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant surface epithelial-stromal tumor of the ovary that is characterized by a predominance of clear and hobnail cells.

(Malignant Ovarian Clear Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant glandular epithelial tumor characterized by the presence of clear and hobnail cells.

(Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An uncommon benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium characterized by the presence of clear or hobnail cells within a dense fibrous stroma.

(Ovarian Clear Cell Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium characterized by the presence of clear or hobnail cells within a dense fibrous stroma and cystic structures.

(Ovarian Clear Cell Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of clear and hobnail cells and cystic structures.

(Ovarian Clear Cell Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, giant cell tumor of soft tissues, deep fibromatosis/desmoid tumor, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, atypical lipoma, and hobnail hemangioendothelioma.

(Intermediate Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemangioma characterized by the presence of hobnail endothelial cells.

(Hobnail Hemangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of atypical glands and/or cystic spaces lined with clear or hobnail cells.

(Borderline Ovarian Clear Cell Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a predominance of clear and hobnail cells.

(Benign Ovarian Clear Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)