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noun
A pair of laced shoes thrown across raised cables or trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skōhaz Proto-West Germanic *skōh Old English sċōh Middle English scho English shoe Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti blend English shoefiti Blend of shoe + graffiti.
