babiche
[ buh-beesh ]
/ bəˈbiʃ /
noun
(in the Pacific Northwest) thong, thread, or lacings made of rawhide, gut, or sinew, especially for making snowshoes.
Origin of babiche
1800–10; < Canadian French (
la)
babiche < Micmac
a·papi·č cord, thread, diminutive of
a·papi < Proto-Algonquian
*aʔlapa·py(i) (
*aʔlapy- net +
*-a·py- string)
Words nearby babiche
babi,
babi yar,
babi yar symphony,
babia góra,
babian jiang,
babiche,
babies'-breath,
babinet,
babington,
babinski,
babinski effect
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British Dictionary definitions for babiche
babiche
/ (bɑːˈbiːʃ) /
noun
Canadian
thongs or lacings of rawhide
Word Origin for babiche
C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin