babiche

[ buh-beesh ]

noun
  1. (in the Pacific Northwest) cord, thread, or lacings made of rawhide, gut, or sinew, especially for making snowshoes.

Origin of babiche

1
First recorded in 1800–10; from Canadian French (la) babiche, from Mi'kmaq a·papi·č “cord, thread,” diminutive of a·papi from unattested Proto-Algonquian aʔlapa·py(i), aʔlapy- “net” + unattested -a·py- “string”)

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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] Brill
  • A broken piece of babiche hanging from it told the old story of a rifled cache, another evidence of the wolverine's handiwork.

  • Then there came the morning, very early, when the babiche collar and the iron chain were fastened to him again.

    Kazan | James Oliver Curwood
  • She wrapped blankets closely about her father's body, and tied them with babiche cord.

    Kazan | James Oliver Curwood
  • This 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

babiche

/ (bɑːˈbiːʃ) /


noun
  1. Canadian thongs or lacings of rawhide

Origin of babiche

1
C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin

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