slipsole

[ slip-sohl ]
/ ˈslɪpˌsoʊl /

noun

an insole placed in a shoe for warmth or to adjust the size.
a thin strip of material, as leather, set between the insole and the outsole of a shoe, usually for height.

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Origin of slipsole

First recorded in 1905–10; slip1 + sole2

Words nearby slipsole

slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slipsheet, slipshod, slipslop, slipsole, slipstick, slipstream, slipstreaming, slipt, slipware
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