naumkeag

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noun

naum·​keag

ˈnȯmˌkeg

variants or naumkeag machine or naumkeag scourer

plural -s

often capitalized N

: a machine having a rubber buffing disk for smoothing the surface of shoe soles or heels before finishing

naumkeag

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verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

: to buff a shoe bottom (as on a naumkeag machine) prior to the finishing process

transitive verb

: to buff (a shoe bottom) prior to finishing

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably from Naumkeag, old name for Salem, Massachusetts, shoe manufacturing city

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