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tennis shoe

–noun
a sports shoe with a rubber sole (usually pebbled) and a stitched canvas upper that laces over the instep.

Origin:
1890–95
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sneak·er   (snē'kər)   
n.  
  1. One who sneaks.

  2. A sports shoe usually made of canvas and having soft rubber soles. Also called tennis shoe.

tennis shoe  
n.  See sneaker.
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