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crowboot

[ kroh-boot ]
/ ˈkroʊˌbut /

noun Canadian Dialect.

a moccasinlike boot made of soft leather.

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Origin of crowboot

1960–65; apparently crow1 + boot1, though literal sense unclear

Words nearby crowboot

crowbait, crowbar, crowberry, crow-bill, crow blackbird, crowboot, crowd, crowded, crowder pea, crowdfunding, crowdie
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British Dictionary definitions for crowboot

crowboot
/ (ˈkrəʊˌbuːt) /

noun

a type of Inuit boot made of fur and leather
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