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desiccate (medicine) and hobnail (iou)


desiccate (medicine)


desiccate


To lose or cause to lose moisture.


hobnail (iou)



hobnail noun & verb. L16.
[from HOB noun2 + NAIL noun.]
A. noun.
A nail with a large head and short tang, used to reinforce the soles of heavy boots and shoes. L16.
A person wearing hobnailed boots; a rustic, labourer. Now rare. M17.
Comb.: hobnail liver Medicine: having many small knobbly projections due to cirrhosis.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Rustic, boorish. E17.
C. verb trans. Provide or reinforce with hobnails. M17.