babiche

[ buh-beesh ]

/ bəˈbiʃ /

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noun

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

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Origin of babiche

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”)

Words nearby babiche

Babette, Babeuf, Bābī, Babia Góra, Babian Jiang, babiche, babies'-breath, Babinet, Babington, Babinski effect, Babinski's reflex

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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.
The Barren Ground of Northern Canada|Warburton Mayer Pike
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

Canadian thongs or lacings of rawhide

Word Origin for babiche

C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin

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