sandshoe
UK/ˈsandʃuː/
sandshoe noun: a sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.
Noun
sandshoe (plural sandshoes)
- A sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.
- He was clad in a shabby khaki-drill suit and grubby panama and sandshoes, and wore neither socks nor shirt, and was unshaven.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter III, in Capricornia, page 36
- Later, however, the union ran into a problem of a severe shortage of sandshoes in Queensland. The rationing authorities, in reply to a union request on this, said that the Chief Inspector of Coalmines had condemned use of sandshoes in mines as being “not conducive to health or safety.”1986, Pete Thomas, The Coalminers of Queensland, Volume I: Creating the Traditions, Queensland Colliery Employees Union, page 325
Forms of sandshoe
| plural | sandshoes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sand shoe |
Origin of sandshoe
From sand + shoe.
Words formed from sandshoe
Phrases with sandshoe
Words that rhyme with sandshoe
Questions about sandshoe
- What does sandshoe mean?
- Sandshoe means a sports or walking shoe with canvas upper and rubber sole; a sneaker.
- What part of speech is sandshoe?
- Sandshoe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sandshoe?
- Sandshoe is pronounced /ˈsandʃuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sandshoe?
- The plural of sandshoe is sandshoes.
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