babiche
[ buh-beesh ]
/ bəˈbiʃ /
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noun
(in the Pacific Northwest) thong, thread, or lacings made of rawhide, gut, or sinew, especially for making snowshoes.
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Origin of babiche
1800–10; <Canadian French (la) babiche<Micmac a·papi·č cord, thread, diminutive of a·papi< Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py(i) (*aʔlapy- net + *-a·py- string)
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babiche
/ (bɑːˈbiːʃ) /
noun
Canadian thongs or lacings of rawhide
Word Origin for babiche
C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin
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