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Snowshoe vs Babiche - What's the difference?

snowshoe | babiche |

As nouns the difference between snowshoe and babiche

is that snowshoe is a flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow while babiche is (north america) thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.

As a verb snowshoe

is to travel using snowshoes.

snowshoe

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
  • Synonyms

    * web (informal)

    Derived terms

    * snowshoe cat * snowshoe disease * snowshoe evil * snowshoe foot * snowshoe hare * snowshoed * snowshoeing * snowshoer * snowshoe rabbit

    Verb

    (d)
  • To travel using snowshoes.
  • babiche

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • (North America) Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.
  • References

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    See also

    * Gadacz, René R. (2008). “ Babiche]”, in the [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ Canadian Encyclopedia .