shaganappi

[ shag-uh-nap-ee, shag-uh-nap-ee ]
/ ˈʃæg əˌnæp i, ˌʃæg əˈnæp i /

noun Chiefly Canadian.

thongs, straps, or lacings made of rawhide.
Compare babiche.

Origin of shaganappi

1735–45; < Swampy Cree (dial. of Cree spoken in Manitoba and Ontario) pi·ša·kana·piy (compare Cree pi·ša·kan leather, -a·piy string)