larrigan

[ lar-i-guhn ]

noun

a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.

Origin of larrigan

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

Words Nearby larrigan

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How to use larrigan in a sentence

I told larrigan to fire off the stern starboard gun to see if it was in working order, and it wasn't!
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 | Various
They were of a double-soled larrigan, with a low heel of a single welt.
Jim | Charles G. D. Roberts
It missed the foot itself, but it shaved the stout cowhide larrigan that covered the foot, slicing it as if with a knife.
The Secret Trails | Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for larrigan

larrigan

/ (ˈlærɪɡən) /

noun

a knee-high oiled leather moccasin boot worn by trappers, etc

Origin of larrigan

C19: of unknown origin

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