hobnail boot
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhɒb.neɪl ˈbuːt/ us/ˌhɑːb.neɪl ˈbuːt/ (also hobnailed boot)
底部有防磨钉的靴子
a heavy boot or shoe that has nails fixed into the bottom to make it last longer
The soldiers walk and fight, often for days, in hobnail boots.
He heard the sound of hobnailed boots climbing the wooden stairs.
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- The flagstones in the hall have been worn smooth by years of hobnail boots.
- We walked past a group of guerrillas in their army gear and big dark hobnail boots.
- Those huge hobnailed boots could have kicked a hole in a castle wall.