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babiche

[ buh-beesh ]

noun

  1. (in the Pacific Northwest) cord, thread, or lacings made of rawhide, gut, or sinew, especially for making snowshoes.


babiche

/ bɑːˈbiːʃ /

noun

  1. thongs or lacings of rawhide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of babiche1

First recorded in 1800–10; from Canadian French (la) babiche, from Mi'kmaq a·papi·č “cord, thread,” diminutive of a·papi from unattested Proto-Algonquian aʔlapa·py(i), aʔlapy- “net” + unattested -a·py- “string”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of babiche1

C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin
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Example Sentences

Brent woke up and the Indian loosened the babiche line that had secured him, coiled the rope carefully, and without a word, went on with his preparation of the meal.

It was a strange, tense little smile, but it told him that she was not afraid, that she had great faith in him, and knew what the babiche meant.

Twice his eyes shot down-stream, with the thought that it might be better to cast himself bodily into the water, and after that draw Marette to him by means of the babiche.

The babiche rope had saved her.

The babiche rope, not half as large around as his little finger, had swung her to the downstream side of the rock.

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