snowshoeing

[snoh-shoo]

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noun

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.

Indian yellow (def. 1).

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verb (used without object)

to walk or travel on snowshoes.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Origin:
1655–65, Americanism; snow + shoe

Related forms

snow·sho·er, noun

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