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plimsoll

or plim·sol, plim·sole

[ plim-suhl, -sohl ]

noun

, British.
  1. a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.


plimsoll

/ ˈplɪmsəl /

noun

  1. a light rubber-soled canvas shoe worn for various sports Also calledgym shoesandshoe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plimsoll1

First recorded in 1905–10; perhaps so called from fancied resemblance of the sole to a Plimsoll mark
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plimsoll1

C20: so called because of the resemblance of the rubber sole to a Plimsoll line
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Example Sentences

Three types of footwear -- including a brogue, a plimsoll, and an evening slipper -- established the basis for Katrantzou's theme.

Adrian Plimsoll sat at breakfast, sipping his hot water and crumbling a dry biscuit.

Perhaps some of the best were those of which Mr. Plimsoll had experience.

Some were still in the stream, loaded with wheat to the Plimsoll mark, ready to depart with the next tide.

There was no Plimsoll mark in those days, and this cockle-shell of a vessel was literally loaded down to the scuppers.

Mr. Plimsoll speaks in tones of admiration of the honest hard-working men whom he met in his lodging-house.

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