velskoen
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velskoen — [velt′skün΄, felt′skün΄vel′skün΄, fel′skün΄] pl.n. [Afrik < vel, skin (< MDu, akin to FELL3) + skoen, shoe (akin to OE scoh,SHOE)] sturdy shoes of untanned hide, worn in South Africa: also veldskoen [velt′skün΄, felt′skün΄] … English World dictionary
velskoen — /felˈskoon/ (S Afr) noun A shoe made of rawhide ORIGIN: Du vel skin, and schoen shoe … Useful english dictionary
veldschoen — ˈveltˌskün, ˈfe noun (plural veldschoens nz ; or veldschoen n) Etymology: modification of Afrikaans velskoen, from vel skin (from Middle Dutch) + skoen shoe, from Middle Dutch schoe, schoen; akin to Old High German fel skin and to Old English… … Useful english dictionary
