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ə noun
1.
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
2.
a hard-soled shoe or slipper resembling this, often decorated with beads.
3.
any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon ( Ancistrodon ), especially the cottonmouth.
Origin:
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni
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| —n | |
| 1. | a shoe of soft leather, esp deerskin, worn by North American Indians |
| 2. | any soft shoe resembling this |
| 3. | (NZ) a sheepshearer's footgear, usually made of sacking |
| 4. | short for water moccasin |
| [C17: from Algonquian; compare Narraganset mocussin shoe] | |
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Moccasin
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
moccasin
1612, from an Algonquian language of Virginia, probably Powhatan makasin "shoe" (cognate with Ojibwa makizin, Narragansett mokussin, Micmac m'kusun). The venomous snake of southern U.S. is perhaps a different word.
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Example sentences
Many people falsely believe that any snake seen in or near the water is a water moccasin, also known as a cottonmouth.
So, the next time you're sitting on a dock and a snake swims by, don't worry--it's not a water moccasin.
For footgear the traveller needs two pairs of stout, high hunting shoes, built on the moccasin form with soles.
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