larrigan

American  

[lar-i-guhn] / ˈlær ɪ gən /

noun

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

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larrigan British  

/ ˈlærɪɡən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of larrigan

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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larrigan

Touching up the edge of his hunting knife on the sole of his larrigan, he skinned the bear deftly, rolled up the heavy pelt, and tied it with osier-withes for convenience in the lugging.

From Hoof and Claw by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts

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