shoepac
or shoe·pack
[ shoo-pak ]
/ ˈʃuˌpæk /
noun
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
Also called
pac.
Origin of shoepac
1745–55,
Americanism; orig., an Indian moccasin with an extra sole, by folk etymology < Delaware Jargon (Swedish spelling)
síppack, (E spelling)
seppock shoe < Unami Delaware
čípahkɔ shoes (singular
čí·p·akw, cognate with N Unami (German spelling)
machtschipak)