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☆ moc·ca·sin (mäk′ə sən)
noun
- a heelless slipper of soft, flexible leather, worn orig. by North American Indians
- any slipper more or less like this but with a hard sole and heel
- water moccasin
Etymology: < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Narragansett mokussin, Massachusett mohkisson
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