hobbies
Example Sentences
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Most conspicuous of all are the glinting hobnails in the sole of the boot on the left.
From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2019
The old-school purists hammered in small spikes, called hobnails, through their boot soles.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2018
A portrait of John Cage from three years earlier is even more droll – merely the leather sole of an elegant left shoe tucked under a chair, a scattering of hobnails glinting in the light.
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2016
Photograph: Clint Hughes/PA The received, or rather perceived, wisdom about events at Molineux this season is such that it would have been no surprise if Wolves had worn hobnails and West Ham suits of armour.
From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2010
In case of smooth rocks, however, your hobnails are positively dangerous, as they slide from under you with all the vicious force and suddenness of unaccustomed skates.
From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward
