babiche

[ buh-beesh ]

/ bəˈbiʃ /

Save This Word!

noun

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

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

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)

Words nearby babiche

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

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

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