Meaning of shoepak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A heavy leather, ankle-high shoe, similar to a moccasin in that it lacks a separate sole.
2. A heavy lined workboot worn by loggers and used in the military.

Examples

“Most of them were barefoot; a few had canvas footwear. A couple of the older ones wore shoepaks or heavy boots.”

“Footwear had always been a problem in the kayak. Shoepaks kept my feet warm and dry, but were stiff and heavy to wear in the little boat. Regular mukluks were light and flexible, but didn't work too well when they were wet.”

“She wore shoepaks to church and they tell of the time she asked the butcher to cut the cheese with the ham knife: "I dearly love the flavor of ham," she said.”

“Garment factories did their job too, and soon we would fare as well as combat troops and be furnished wool jackets, shoepaks, overshoes, service boots, panchos and wool gloves.”

“In the words of the US Marine historian: 'In shoepaks, perspiration-soaked feet became transformed into lumps of biting pain.'”

“We had a rough time at Bastogne. No parkas, no shoepaks, no ammo, no nothing.”

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