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crowboot

American  
[kroh-boot] / ˈkroʊˌbut /

noun

Canadian Dialect.

  1. a moccasinlike boot made of soft leather.

crowboot British  
/ ˈkrəʊˌbuːt /

noun

  1. a type of Inuit boot made of fur and leather

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Etymology

Origin of crowboot

First recorded in 1960–65; apparently crow 1 + boot 1, probably because the Crow people wore such footwear

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