snow·shoe

[snoh-shoo] noun, verb, snow·shoed, snow·shoe·ing.
noun
1.
a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, especially a light, racket-shaped frame across which is stretched a network of rawhide.
2.
Indian yellow ( def 1 ).
verb (used without object)
3.
to walk or travel on snowshoes.

Origin:
1655–65, Americanism; snow + shoe

snow·sho·er, noun
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snowshoe (ˈsnəʊˌʃuː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a device to facilitate walking on snow, esp a racket-shaped frame with a network of thongs stretched across it
 
vb , -shoes, -shoeing, -shoed
2.  (intr) to walk or go using snowshoes
 
'snowshoer
 
n

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Snowshoe is one of our favorite verbs.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Example sentences
To determine snowshoe hare abundance, researchers used information gathered during annual hare counts.
But visitors still enjoy snowshoe hikes and cross-country skiing at the southern and northern entrances.
Snowshoe hares require enough forage in the form of woody browse and coniferous foliage to sustain them over the winter months.
In the winter, snowshoe hares spend their time eating and hiding.
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