shaganappi

shaganappi
/shag"euh nap'ee, shag'euh nap"ee/, n. Chiefly Canadian.
thongs, straps, or lacings made of rawhide. Cf. babiche.
[1735-45; < Swampy Cree (dial. of Cree spoken in Manitoba and Ontario) pi·ša·kana·piy (cf. Cree pi·ša·kan leather, -a·piy string)]

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