pampootie
/pæmˈpuːti/
pampootie noun: a traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.
Noun
pampootie (plural pampooties)
- A traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.
- [T]hey showed me holes in their own pampooties, or cowskin sandals, and asked me the price of new ones.1907, J. M. Synge, The Aran Islands, Part I
- Quickly, warningfully Buck Mulligan bent down […] "He heard you pissed on his halldoor in Glasthule. He's out in pampooties to murder you."1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 9]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
Forms of pampootie
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Words that rhyme with pampootie
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Questions about pampootie
- What does pampootie mean?
- Pampootie means a traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.
- What part of speech is pampootie?
- Pampootie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pampootie?
- Pampootie is pronounced /pæmˈpuːti/.
- What is the plural of pampootie?
- The plural of pampootie is pampooties.
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