Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A heavy, warm, waterproof laced boot.

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  • noun A shoe, especially a warm, waterproofed boot.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration (influenced by shoe) of pidgin Delaware seppock, shoe, shoes, from Unami chípahko, shoes.]

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From the Unami term chipakw/chipàkw ("shoe"); the spelling altered under the influence of the English words shoe and pack.

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