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moccasin definition

☆ moc·ca·sin (mäk′ə sən)

noun

  1. a heelless slipper of soft, flexible leather, worn orig. by North American Indians
  2. any slipper more or less like this but with a hard sole and heel
  3. water moccasin

Etymology: < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Narragansett mokussin, Massachusett mohkisson

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