Oxford shoe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Oxford shoe
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Besides such numinous musing is dead-eyed observation — for instance, a beloved literary mentor shod in “the kind of tan hybrid of sneaker and Oxford shoe favored by elder-hostlers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
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