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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