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babiche

[ buh-beesh ]

noun

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


babiche

/ bɑːˈbiːʃ /

noun

  1. thongs or lacings of rawhide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of babiche1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of babiche1

C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin
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Example Sentences

Where the weight of the foot would rest he used a fine mesh of babiche or twisted sinew.

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.

She wrapped blankets closely about her father's body, and tied them with babiche cord.

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.

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