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shoesole

shoesole noun: the sole of a shoe.

Noun

shoesole (plural shoesoles)

  1. The sole of a shoe.
    • In the hollow by the Park wall it appeared again, distinctly; and here it was plain the transit of the wall had been made, for the traces of the mud were evident enough upon its surface, and the mortar at top was displaced, and a little tuft of grass in the mud, left by the clodded shoesole.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Relating after What Fashion Dr. Sturk Came Home”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume II, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 157

Forms of shoesole

pluralshoesoles
alternative formshoe sole
alternative formshoe-sole

Origin of shoesole

From Middle English scho sole, schu sole; equivalent to shoe + sole.

Questions about shoesole

What does shoesole mean?
Shoesole means the sole of a shoe.
What part of speech is shoesole?
Shoesole is a noun.
What is the plural of shoesole?
The plural of shoesole is shoesoles.

Words near shoesole in the dictionary

  1. shoesies
  2. shoesize
  3. shoesizes
  4. shoesmith
  5. shoesmiths
  6. shoesole
  7. shoesoles
  8. shoestore
  9. shoestores
  10. shoestring
  11. shoestring catch

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