Canadian Snow Shoe

“A contrivance attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking to the extent of being disabled...The Canadian is a contracted oval in front and pointed behind, and is from 3 to 5 feet long and from 1 to 2 feet wide, the foot being fastened on the widest part of the shoe by means of thongs and so as to leave the heel free. It has a light rim of tough wood, on which is woven from side to side a web of rawhide.” —Whitney, 1889

Keywords

snow, show, wood, weave, snow shoe, snow travel, Canadian shoe, deep snow, snow transportation, wood rim, wooden shoe, woven shoe, woven wood

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Human-Powered Transportation, Outdoor Recreation, Exercise, Footwear, Winter Clothing

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5736

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