veldschoen

noun

veld·​schoen

ˈveltˌskün,

ˈfe-

plural veldschoens

-nz

or veldschoen

-n

: a heavy rawhide shoe made without nails and usually without insole

Word History

Etymology

modification of Afrikaans velskoen, from vel skin (from Middle Dutch) + skoen shoe, from Middle Dutch schoe, schoen; akin to Old High German fel skin and to Old English scōh shoe (skin), shoe

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