babiche

American  

[buh-beesh] / bəˈbiʃ /

noun

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

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babiche British  

/ bɑːˈbiːʃ /

noun

1. thongs or lacings of rawhide

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Etymology

Origin of babiche

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”)

Example Sentences

Sandy had taken the precaution of bringing a thick club along with the babiche.

From Kazan by Curwood, James Oliver

He would have staked his very soul—wagered his hopes of paradise against a babiche thread—that what he saw could never have happened between Baree and man.

From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Ralph, Lester

They make mos-quil-moots, or hunting bags, of plaited babiche, or deerskin thongs, for the use of the men.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard

To the dog's collar he then fastened a ten-foot rope of babiche.

From Kazan by Curwood, James Oliver

Going to the sled, 'Merican Joe picked up a loop of babiche line and threw it about Leloo's neck.

From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)