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babiche

Syllables: ba·biche/bəˈbiːʃ/

babiche noun: thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.

Noun

babiche (plural babiches)

  1. (Canada, US) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.

Forms of babiche

pluralbabiches

Origin of babiche

First attested around 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).

Words that rhyme with babiche

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Questions about babiche

What does babiche mean?
Babiche means thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
What part of speech is babiche?
Babiche is a noun.
How do you pronounce babiche?
Babiche is pronounced /bəˈbiːʃ/.
What is the plural of babiche?
The plural of babiche is babiches.

Words near babiche in the dictionary

  1. babians
  2. Babiarz
  3. Babiarzes
  4. Babic
  5. Babich
  6. babiche
  7. babiches
  8. Babics
  9. babied
  10. babied up
  11. babier

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