"A kind of shoe in vogue in northern latitudes which enables the wearer to pass rapidly over the surface of the snow without sinking therin."—Finley, 1917

Snowshoe

"A kind of shoe in vogue in northern latitudes which enables the wearer to pass rapidly over the surface…

A device worn the shoe to prevent sinking in snow.

Snowshoe

A device worn the shoe to prevent sinking in snow.