Add to ORKGsparblesSmall brads used by shoemakers, especially those set in the soles so as to project a little for gripping when walking on ice or over logs. Corruption of _sparrow bills_.PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryJult 1956Not usedNot usedWithdraw
sparable nThese are small nails that sometimes work out of your shoes and hurt your feet. I have n...
sparable n..."skinny woppers," made of sealskin which had been tanned by Esquimau women..I marvelle...
sparable nNail heads driven back into sole of shoe as the 'tap' is worn by prolonged use; very pain...
Sparble- from the old English shoemaker's name for tack or 'sparrow bill.'PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryM...
sprig....sparrow-billed shoes� �Hob-nailed shoes; a sparrow-bill was a wedge-shaped iron nail s...
brads nThe [tops] of these had to be pegged with wooden pegs so as to provide traction on the ice....
sparable nI had not got my boots properly fitted [for walking on the ice] with "sparables" and "ch...
sparable nThese [steel slivers in the heel of a boot] were known as 'chisels' and, like the nails ...
sparable nTo provide against the slippery ice the soles of our leather boots were covered with s...
brads ntacks which are used in making shoes. [see 'sprigs']tacks which are used in making shoesNo...
sparable nLanguage item: '_sparbles_' [PT] The word 'sparbles as I have heard it used referred to ...
sparable nsmall shoe nailsmall shoe nailPRINTED ITEM G.M. Story MAR 1971JH MAR 1971Used IUsed IWi...
sparable nOn their feet professional drivers wore leather boots with sharp caulks or 'sparbles' th...
spallsBroken-off bits or chips of stone; also spawls.PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryJuly 1956Used IUsed IW...
sparrow-billed shoesMy elder brother was maintained like a prince, I clad with turned clothes, spar...
sparable nThese are small nails that sometimes work out of your shoes and hurt your feet. I have n...
sparable n..."skinny woppers," made of sealskin which had been tanned by Esquimau women..I marvelle...
sparable nNail heads driven back into sole of shoe as the 'tap' is worn by prolonged use; very pain...
Sparble- from the old English shoemaker's name for tack or 'sparrow bill.'PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryM...
sprig....sparrow-billed shoes� �Hob-nailed shoes; a sparrow-bill was a wedge-shaped iron nail s...
brads nThe [tops] of these had to be pegged with wooden pegs so as to provide traction on the ice....
sparable nI had not got my boots properly fitted [for walking on the ice] with "sparables" and "ch...
sparable nThese [steel slivers in the heel of a boot] were known as 'chisels' and, like the nails ...
sparable nTo provide against the slippery ice the soles of our leather boots were covered with s...
brads ntacks which are used in making shoes. [see 'sprigs']tacks which are used in making shoesNo...
sparable nLanguage item: '_sparbles_' [PT] The word 'sparbles as I have heard it used referred to ...
sparable nsmall shoe nailsmall shoe nailPRINTED ITEM G.M. Story MAR 1971JH MAR 1971Used IUsed IWi...
sparable nOn their feet professional drivers wore leather boots with sharp caulks or 'sparbles' th...
spallsBroken-off bits or chips of stone; also spawls.PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryJuly 1956Used IUsed IW...
sparrow-billed shoesMy elder brother was maintained like a prince, I clad with turned clothes, spar...
sparable nThese are small nails that sometimes work out of your shoes and hurt your feet. I have n...
sparable n..."skinny woppers," made of sealskin which had been tanned by Esquimau women..I marvelle...
sparable nNail heads driven back into sole of shoe as the 'tap' is worn by prolonged use; very pain...