babiche
(in the Pacific Northwest) cord, thread, or lacings made of rawhide, gut, or sinew, especially for making snowshoes.
Origin of babiche
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How to use babiche in a sentence
Where the weight of the foot would rest he used a fine mesh of babiche or twisted sinew.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] BrillA broken piece of babiche hanging from it told the old story of a rifled cache, another evidence of the wolverine's handiwork.
The Barren Ground of Northern Canada | Warburton Mayer PikeThen there came the morning, very early, when the babiche collar and the iron chain were fastened to him again.
Kazan | James Oliver CurwoodShe wrapped blankets closely about her father's body, and tied them with babiche cord.
Kazan | James Oliver CurwoodThis time a stout babiche thong was tied to the collar round his neck, and he was fastened to a staple in the log wall.
Kazan | James Oliver Curwood
British Dictionary definitions for babiche
/ (bɑːˈbiːʃ) /
Canadian thongs or lacings of rawhide
Origin of babiche
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