Hypertext Webster Gateway: "snowshoe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snowshoe \Snow"shoe`\, n.
A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one
third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and
having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons
for walking on soft snow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
snowshoe
n : a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame
shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces
and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each
foot
v : travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to
snowshoe to the grocery store"
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