单词 | tackie |
释义 | tackien. South African. A rubber-soled canvas shoe; a plimsoll or sand-shoe. Also, a track shoe with a rubber sole. Usually plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > made from specific material > canvas sand-shoes1858 boat shoe1865 deck shoe1879 plimsoll1885 tennis shoe1887 sneaker1895 pump1897 tackiec1902 Ked1917 puss shoe1938 puss boot1942 runner1970 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > for specific purpose > other walking shoe1694 training shoe1837 tackiec1902 moccasin1929 trainer shoe1944 trainer1968 bootee1974 cross-trainer1987 c1902 I. Vaughan Diary (1958) 60 We all have to wear..white tackies on the feet. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 491 Tackies, in the border towns of the Eastern Province this is the name given to rubber-soled sand-shoes. 1924 Ann. Mountain Club S. Afr. No. 27. 46 Ye who scale with ropes and ‘tackies’ Cliffs of awe-inspiring grandeur. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 59 What are known as ‘sand shoes’ or ‘tackies’ in English are the same articles which I still backslide into calling ‘sneakers’. 1953 M. Murray Fire-raisers xi. 108 He padded over the rocks on his tackies. 1955 D. Jacobson Trap i. 20 He wore canvas takkies on his feet, his toes poking through the ends. 1961 Personality (Durban) 16 May 27 I have yet to discover why tennis shoes, which are known in England as plimsoles, are called ‘tackies’ in South Africa. 1981 A. Paton Towards Mountain xvii. 134 Hofmeyr was a camper of the first water. He wore an ancient canvas hat, a khaki shirt and shorts, and discoloured sandshoes, known as tackies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1902 |
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