babiche

noun

ba·​biche

bəˈbēsh

plural -s

: thread or thong of sinew, gut, or rawhide

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, of Algonquian origin; akin to Micmac ababich cord, Ojibwa assabâbish thread

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

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