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plim⋅soll

  [plim-suhl, -sohl]
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–noun British.
a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
Also, plimsol, plimsole.

Origin:
1905–10; perh. so called from fancied resemblance of the sole to a Plimsoll mark
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plim·soll   (plĭm'səl, -sôl')   
n.   Chiefly British
A rubber-soled cloth shoe; a sneaker.

[Probably from the resemblance of its mudguard to a Plimsoll mark.]
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