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shoepac

shoe·pac
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo-pak]
    • /ˈʃuˌpæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo-pak]
    • /ˈʃuˌpæk/

Definitions of shoepac word

  • noun shoepac a heavy, laced, waterproof boot. 1
  • noun shoepac a warm, waterproof laced boot worn during cold weather 0
  • noun shoepac a type of moccasin with an extra sole 0
  • noun shoepac pac (sense 2) 0

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Origin of shoepac

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55, Americanism; orig., an Indian moccasin with an extra sole, by folk etymology < Delaware Jargon (Swedish spelling) síppack, (E spelling) seppock shoe < Unami Delaware čípahkɔ shoes (singular čí·p·akw, cognate with N Unami (German spelling) machtschipak)

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Parts of speech for Shoepac

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shoepac popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shoepac usage trend in Literature

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