snowshoe

[ snoh-shoo ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌʃu /

noun

a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, especially a light, racket-shaped frame across which is stretched a network of rawhide.

Indian yellow(def 1).

verb (used without object), snow·shoed, snow·shoe·ing.

to walk or travel on snowshoes.

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Words nearby snowshoe

snowplough, snowplow, snows of kilimanjaro, the, snowscape, snowshed, snowshoe, snowshoe cat, snowshoe hare, snowshoe hare virus, snowslide, snowstorm

Origin of snowshoe

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; snow + shoe

OTHER WORDS FROM snowshoe

snow·sho·er, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for snow-shoe

It was a game paradise, and the snow-shoe rabbit abounded in thousands.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood
From the first their actions had been unaccountable, but not once had one of their snow-shoe trails crossed their trap-lines.
The Wolf Hunters|James Oliver Curwood
Later still, by a few months, a small box and a snow-shoe drifted ashore.
Mr. Oseba's Last Discovery|George W. Bell
Beneath a lower limb, whose fan had protected it from the falling snow, was the single clear print of a snow-shoe.
The Silent Places|Steward Edward White

The snow-shoe rabbits had burrowed deep under the snow or to the heart of the heaviest windfalls.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for snow-shoe

snowshoe

/ (ˈsnəʊˌʃuː) /

noun

a device to facilitate walking on snow, esp a racket-shaped frame with a network of thongs stretched across it

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

(intr) to walk or go using snowshoes

Derived forms of snowshoe

snowshoer, noun

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