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单词 finnesko
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Definition of finnesko in English:

finnesko

noun ˈfɪnəskəʊˈfinzkō
  • A boot of tanned reindeer skin with the hair on the outside.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ordinary finnesko is made from the skin of the reindeer stag's head, with the fur outside, and its shape is roughly that of a very large boot without any laces.
    • ‘Skis, or at least snowshoes,’ Ayres writes, ‘should have been mandatory on the expedition, as they distribute one's weight over a much larger area than a pair of feet in finnesko.’
    • They pulled worn finnesko from trash piles and stitched them together or made them from tattered discarded sleeping bags.
    • Clearly, there's no shortage of readers eager to hitch a sledge-ride into the lost world of pemmican, finnesko, man-hauling and hoosh, satisfyingly sealed off in time by the jagged crevasse of World War I.
    • Finnesko boots were stuffed with saennegrass (a crinkly, Arctic grass) for insulation.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Norwegian finnsko, from Finn (see Finn) + sko (see shoe).

 
 

Definition of finnesko in US English:

finnesko

nounˈfinzkō
  • A boot of tanned reindeer skin with the hair on the outside.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Finnesko boots were stuffed with saennegrass (a crinkly, Arctic grass) for insulation.
    • Clearly, there's no shortage of readers eager to hitch a sledge-ride into the lost world of pemmican, finnesko, man-hauling and hoosh, satisfyingly sealed off in time by the jagged crevasse of World War I.
    • They pulled worn finnesko from trash piles and stitched them together or made them from tattered discarded sleeping bags.
    • The ordinary finnesko is made from the skin of the reindeer stag's head, with the fur outside, and its shape is roughly that of a very large boot without any laces.
    • ‘Skis, or at least snowshoes,’ Ayres writes, ‘should have been mandatory on the expedition, as they distribute one's weight over a much larger area than a pair of feet in finnesko.’

Origin

Late 19th century: from Norwegian finnsko, from Finn (see Finn) + sko (see shoe).

 
 
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