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A hobnail
Hobnail

A hobnail is a short nail with a thick head: used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnail may also refer to:* A pattern of glassware: where






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A hobnail
Hobnail

A hobnail is a short nail with a thick head: used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnail may also refer to:* A pattern of glassware: where the body of the piece has a regular array of bumps, as if finished with glass hobnails...
 is a short nail with a thick head: used to increase the durability of boot soles.

Hobnail may also refer to:

  • A pattern of glassware
    Glassware

    Glassware usually refers to glass items used as tableware, such as dishes, cutlery, flatware, and drinkware used to set a table for eating a meal....
    : (sometime called Fenton Hobnail) where the body of the piece has a regular array of bumps, as if finished with glass hobnails
  • A popular song from 1907, performed by Billy Williams
    Billy Williams (music hall performer)

    Richard Isaac Banks , who changed his name to Billy Williams after leaving his birthplace of Australia, was one of the most recorded popular entertainers of his and indeed of all time....
  • "Hobnailed liver" is medical jargon for cirrhosis of the liver
    Cirrhosis

    Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver Tissue by fibrous scar tissue as well as regenerative Nodule , leading to progressive loss of liver function....
  • A term used to describe cellular morphology pathognomonic for clear cell adenocarcinoma
    Adenocarcinoma

    Adenocarcinoma is a cancer that originates in glandular tissue. This tissue is also part of a larger tissue category known as epithelial tissue....
     of the ovary