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shoebites

shoebites is the plural of shoebite.

Meaning of shoebite

Noun

shoebite (countable and uncountable, plural shoebites)

  1. (India) A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.
    • The sepoys have suffered in many cases from shoebite or blistered feet, but they rarely require treatment in hospital. They are excused from wearing boots until the blister heals.1874, Medical and Sanitary Report of the Native Army of Madras, page 133

Questions about shoebites

What is shoebites the plural of?
Shoebites is the plural of shoebite.

Words near shoebites in the dictionary

  1. shoebeam
  2. shoebeams
  3. shoebill
  4. shoebills
  5. shoebite
  6. shoebites
  7. shoeblack
  8. shoeblacks
  9. shoebomber
  10. shoebombers
  11. shoebox

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