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veldskoen
noun
plural
veldskoens
or
veldskoene
(South African) A shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin. Thought to have been made by the Hottentots before the arrival of Europeans, but still made and worn in South Africa.
Etymology:
Afrikaans:
vel
hide +
skoen
: shoe. First known usage 1731 (Dutch) veldschoen.
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