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tricouni

tricouni noun: a kind of metal nail fixed to the soles of shoes or boots to improve their grip.

tricouni: a kind of metal nail fixed to the soles of shoes or boots to improve their grip
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Noun

tricouni (plural tricounis)

  1. A kind of metal nail fixed to the soles of shoes or boots to improve their grip.
    • To add tricounis, first soak the boots for a day or so in cold water — this softens the leather of the soles and makes nailing easier. Next decide on how many tricounis you want, say, five or six per boot […]1968, Gary Joll, Big Game Hunting in New Zealand, page 36

Forms of tricouni

pluraltricounis

Origin of tricouni

From the nickname of the inventor, Félix-Valentin Genecand (1878-1957).

Questions about tricouni

What does tricouni mean?
Tricouni means a kind of metal nail fixed to the soles of shoes or boots to improve their grip.
What part of speech is tricouni?
Tricouni is a noun.
What is the plural of tricouni?
The plural of tricouni is tricounis.

Words near tricouni in the dictionary

  1. tricotyledon
  2. tricotyledonous
  3. tricotyledons
  4. tricotée
  5. tricotées
  6. tricouni
  7. tricounis
  8. tricounty
  9. tricrepid
  10. tricresol
  11. tricresyl

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