Definitions
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- noun South African A shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian
moccasin . Thought to have been made by the Khoe people (known perjoratively asHottentots ) before the arrival ofEuropeans , but still made and worn in South Africa.
Etymologies
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Afrikaans: vel hide + skoen: shoe. First known usage 1731 (Dutch) veldschoen.
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bilby commented on the word veldskoen
Also vellie.
March 19, 2025