plimsoll
or plim·sol, plim·sole
a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
Origin of plimsoll
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How to use plimsoll in a sentence
Three types of footwear -- including a brogue, a plimsoll, and an evening slipper -- established the basis for Katrantzou's theme.
Adrian plimsoll sat at breakfast, sipping his hot water and crumbling a dry biscuit.
Once a Week | Alan Alexander MilnePerhaps some of the best were those of which Mr. plimsoll had experience.
Days and Nights in London | J. Ewing RitchieSome were still in the stream, loaded with wheat to the plimsoll mark, ready to depart with the next tide.
The Octopus | Frank NorrisThere was no plimsoll mark in those days, and this cockle-shell of a vessel was literally loaded down to the scuppers.
The Shellback's Progress | Walter Runciman
Mr. plimsoll speaks in tones of admiration of the honest hard-working men whom he met in his lodging-house.
Days and Nights in London | J. Ewing Ritchie
British Dictionary definitions for plimsoll
plimsole
/ (ˈplɪmsəl) /
British a light rubber-soled canvas shoe worn for various sports: Also called: gym shoe, sandshoe
Origin of plimsoll
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