sparable n
1 Also: such cleats worn by loggers on the wood-drive.
1986 SAUNDERS 205 On their feet professional drivers wore leather boots with sharp caulks or 'sparbles' that wouldn't slip on the wet logs and slubby rocks. 1988 GOSSE 32 These [steel slivers in the heel of a boot] were known as 'chisels' and, like the nails or 'sparbles' extending from the soles, prevented slipping on the ice.
