Babiche Definition

bə-bēsh
noun
Strips of rawhide, sinew, or gut used for sewing, lacing, or fastening.
Snowshoes webbed with babiche.
American Heritage
Rawhide thongs or lacings, used for tying or weaving, esp. in snowshoes.
Webster's New World

(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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Babiche

Noun

Singular:
babiche
Plural:
babiches

Origin of Babiche

  • Attested 1800–10. From Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj (“cord, thread”), diminutive of ápapi, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapa·py, *aʔlapa·pyi, from *aʔlapy- (“net”) + *-a·py (“string”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Canadian French of Algonquian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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