Top-Sider

[top-sahy-der] /ˈtɒpˌsaɪ dər/

Trademark.

a brand of casual shoe with a nonskid sole, designed especially for wear on boats.

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Word Origin and History for Top-Sider

top-sider

kind of casual shoe, 1937, from topside in nautical sense of "upper deck of a ship," where the rubber soles would provide good traction.

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