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larrigan

[ lar-i-guhn ]

noun

  1. a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.


larrigan

/ ˈlærɪɡən /

noun

  1. a knee-high oiled leather moccasin boot worn by trappers, etc
“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 larrigan1

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of larrigan1

C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Touching up the edge of his hunting knife on the sole of his larrigan, he skinned the bear deftly, rolled up the heavy pelt, and tied it with osier-withes for convenience in the lugging.

"I told Larrigan to fire off the stern starboard gun to see if it was in working order, and it wasn't!"

"W'at you t'ink 'bout Leloo, now?" grinned the Indian, as he rose from his knee and wiped his bloody knife upon his larrigan.

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