pac (sense )
Origin of shoepac
altered by folk etymology (infl. by shoe) from 17th-c. Delaware trade language seppock, shoe, shoes from Delaware ?ípahko, shoes, moccasins (sing. ?í?p?akw)shoepac
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shoepac
also shoe·pack
noun
A heavy, warm, waterproof laced boot.
Origin of shoepac
Alteration (influenced by shoe ) of pidgin Delaware seppock shoe, shoes from Unami chípahko shoesTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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