snow-shoen.
1.
a. A kind of foot-gear enabling the wearer to walk on the surface of snow, esp. one of a pair of racket-shaped frames of light wood, strung and netted with narrow strips of raw hide, used by the Indians and others in North America.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > for specific purpose > snow shoe
snow-shoe1674
hurdle1726
1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 55 A crust upon the snow sufficient to bear a man walking with snow-shoos upon it.
1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iv. iii. 375 A Snow-Shooe, used in Greenland, and some other places.
1707 in Sewall's Diary (1879) II. 60 They made her put on Snow Shoes, which to manage, requires more than ordinary agility.
1773 Hist. Brit. Dominions N. Amer. ii. 59 In winter, when the snow would bear, they put on snow-shoes, which were made like a large tennis-racket, and laced them to their feet with the guts of deer.
1806 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) 69 Who..went so fast as to render it difficult, for the men with snow shoes, to keep up with them.
1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xxxi. 254 The snow shoes are made in a great many forms..of a hoop or hoops bent around for the frame [etc.].
1884 S. E. Dawson Handbk. Canada 230 It is quite usual in Montreal for young ladies to walk on snow-shoes [etc.].
b. One of a pair of skis.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski
skate1698
ski1755
snow-shoe1864
1864 G. W. Dasent Jest & Earnest (1873) II. 185 I can..ride, swim, glide on snowshoon.
1901 H. Seebohm Birds of Siberia v. 44 On snow-shoes we got along comfortably... They were about seven feet long and six inches wide.
2. U.S. The snow-shoe rabbit (snow-shoe rabbit n. at Compounds 2).
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus americanus (snowshoe hare)
rabbit1634
prairie hare1840
sage hare1868
snow-shoe1888
snow-shoe rabbit1889
snowshoe hare1921
mountain hare1923
1888 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck B.C. 1887: Ramble in Brit. Columbia (1892) xxiii. 261 The Snowshoe..is the largest kind of alpine hare.
Compounds
C1. attributive, as snow-shoe excursion, snow-shoe expedition, snow-shoe step, snow-shoe track, etc.
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1760 Let. to Honourable Brigadier Gen. 5 The Snow-Shoes Expeditions of America.
1894 Outing 24 271/2 A scuffling, sliding, snow-shoe step.
C2.
snow-shoe evil n. (see quot.).
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > disorders of leg
white leg1801
snow-shoe evil1809
sparganosis1822
milk leg1830
phlegmasia alba dolens1830
scissor leg1850
scelalgia1853
tennis-knee1901
intermittent claudication1909
knee1921
shin-cracker1928
shin-splint1930
panpygoptosis1938
shelter leg1940
phlegmasia cerulea dolens1950
1809 A. Henry Trav. & Adventures Canada 68 I was now troubled with a disorder, called the snow-shoe evil, proceeding from an unusual strain on the tendons of the leg, occasioned by the weight of the snow-shoe, and brings on inflammation.
snow-shoe foot n. a foot (in certain animals) adapted for walking on snow.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > foot adapted for walking on snow
snow-foot1881
snow-shoe foot1894
1894 Outing 24 357/1 In a mild climate the snowshoe foot might frequently be a serious drawback.
snowshoe hare n. the North American varying hare, Lepus americanus.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus americanus (snowshoe hare)
rabbit1634
prairie hare1840
sage hare1868
snow-shoe1888
snow-shoe rabbit1889
snowshoe hare1921
mountain hare1923
1921 Frontier May 11 In a zig-zag pattern in the snow were the tracks of the snow-shoe hares.
1977 New Yorker 9 May 96/2 We kicked at some wolf scat, old as winter. It was woolly and white and filled with the hair of a snowshoe hare.
snow-shoe rabbit n. (see quot. 1889); also = snowshoe hare n. above.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus americanus (snowshoe hare)
rabbit1634
prairie hare1840
sage hare1868
snow-shoe1888
snow-shoe rabbit1889
snowshoe hare1921
mountain hare1923
1889 Cent. Dict. at Rabbit Snow-shoe rabbit, that variety of the American varying hare which is found in the Rocky Mountains... It has been described as a distinct species, Lepus bairdi.
1903 J. London Call of Wild iii. 90 Leap by leap, like some pale frost wraith, the snowshoe rabbit flashed on ahead.
1971 W. Hillen Blackwater River iii. 21 Snowshoe rabbits, so called because their large hairy feet serve as snowshoes.
Derivatives
ˈsnow-shoe v. (intransitive) to travel on snow-shoes or skis.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > on snow-shoes
snow-shoe1880
1880 C. B. Berry Other Side 214 As we snowshoed over Lake Joseph.
1890 Hibbs in Big Game N. Amer. 41 The depth of snow..does not enter into account when snow-shoeing.
ˈsnow-shoed adj. wearing snow-shoes; also figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing footwear > wearing shoes > other
well-shod1509
pattened1519
pumped1600
soleated1623
high-shoed1649
red-heeled1716
sandalled1802
brogue-shod1812
high-shod1856
high-shoed1868
snow-shoed1896
plimsolled1955
sneakered1961
1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 726/2 The spectacle of a snow-shoed Indian chasing the fleetest quadruped on earth.
1946 D. Thomas Deaths & Entrances 30 The singing breaks in the snow shoed villages of wishes.
ˈsnow-shoeing n. the action or practice of travelling on snow-shoes, esp. as an exercise or sport; also attributive.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on snow-shoes
snow-shoeing1884
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun]
snow-snake1844
snow-shoeing1884
snowmobiling1964
ski-bobbing1966
tubing1975
snow-snaking1979
snowboard cross1996
1884 H. Chadwick Sports & Pastimes Amer. Boys 205 One of the favorite winter sports of the Canadians is snowshoeing, which is enjoyed to a great extent by the clubs of Montreal, who engage in races and long tramps over the hills on snowshoes.
1885 Cent. Mag. 29 523 The vicissitudes of lacrosse, snow-shoeing, and tobogganing.
1887 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 267 Which outings are the snowshoeing events of the season.
ˈsnow-shoer n. one who uses, or travels on, snow-shoes.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on snow-shoes > one who
snow-shoer1867
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] > participants
snow-shoer1867
ski-bobber1967
snowmobilist1967
snowmobiler1968
1867 Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, Nevada) 12 Mar. 3/2 A race for a gold buckle, free to all lady snow-shoers, was also announced.
1884 S. E. Dawson Handbk. Canada 230 A strong turn~out of snow-shoers..is a very picturesque sight.
1897 Outing 29 360/2 Two fine club-houses..where snow~shoers have long fraternized.
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