shoepak
shoepak noun: a heavy leather, ankle-high shoe, similar to a moccasin in that it lacks a separate sole.
Noun
shoepak (plural shoepaks)
- A heavy leather, ankle-high shoe, similar to a moccasin in that it lacks a separate sole.
- Most of them were barefoot; a few had canvas footwear. A couple of the older ones wore shoepaks or heavy boots.1963, Agnes Sylvia Rodli, North of Heaven: A Teaching Ministry Among the Alaskan Indians
- Footwear had always been a problem in the kayak. Shoepaks kept my feet warm and dry, but were stiff and heavy to wear in the little boat. Regular mukluks were light and flexible, but didn't work too well when they were wet.1989, Will Nordby, Seekers of the horizon: sea kayaking voyages from around the world, →ISBN
- A heavy lined workboot worn by loggers and used in the military.
- Garment factories did their job too, and soon we would fare as well as combat troops and be furnished wool jackets, shoepaks, overshoes, service boots, panchos and wool gloves.1972, Meredith L. Butterton, Metric 16, page 283
- In the words of the US Marine historian: 'In shoepaks, perspiration-soaked feet became transformed into lumps of biting pain.'2001, Michael Hickey, The Korean War: The West Confronts Communism, →ISBN
Examples of shoepak in a sentence
- She wore shoepaks to church and they tell of the time she asked the butcher to cut the cheese with the ham knife: "I dearly love the flavor of ham," she said.1990, Cully Gage, The Northwoods Reader, →ISBN, page 20:
- No parkas, no shoepaks, no ammo, no nothing.2014, David Webster, Parachute Infantry: The book that inspired Band of Brothers, →ISBN:
Forms of shoepak
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Origin of shoepak
Borrowing from the Lenape Indian word “shipak”, influenced by shoe.
Questions about shoepak
- What does shoepak mean?
- Shoepak means a heavy leather, ankle-high shoe, similar to a moccasin in that it lacks a separate sole.
- How do you use shoepak in a sentence?
- She wore shoepaks to church and they tell of the time she asked the butcher to cut the cheese with the ham knife: "I dearly love the flavor of ham," she said.
- What part of speech is shoepak?
- Shoepak is a noun.
- What is the plural of shoepak?
- The plural of shoepak is shoepaks.
Words near shoepak in the dictionary
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