rubber shoe

  • 51tennis shoe — tennis ,shoe noun count a shoe with a rubber SOLE (=bottom) that is used for playing tennis and other sports …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 52boat shoe — boat′ shoe n. clo a moccasin like shoe with a rubber sole that provides a firm hold on the deck of a boat • Etymology: 1990–95 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53brake shoe — brake′ shoe n. 1) trs a rigid curved plate, usu. of steel coated with a friction producing material, tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action 2) trs (on a bicycle) a metal block holding a rubber pad, pressed… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54tennis shoe — ten′nis shoe n. clo a low sports shoe with a flat rubber sole and a canvas or leather upper that laces over the instep; sneaker • Etymology: 1890–95 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55track shoe — track′ shoe n. clo a light, heelless, usu. leather shoe with steel spikes or a rubber sole, worn for racing or running on a sports track • Etymology: 1905–10 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 56boat shoe — n. a shoe, usually in a style somewhat like a moccasin, with a rubber sole suitable for walking on the deck of a boat …

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  • 57crepe rubber — n. soft rubber in sheets with a wrinkled surface, used for shoe soles …

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  • 58boat shoe — a moccasinlike shoe with a rubber sole that provides a firm hold on the deck of a boat. [1990 95] * * * …

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  • 59brake shoe — 1. a rigid plate, usually of steel in the shape of an arc of a cylinder, coated on the outside of its curved surface with a friction producing material and tightened against the inside of a brake drum to produce a braking action. 2. (on a… …

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  • 60gym shoe — a lightweight canvas shoe with a rubber sole; sneaker. [1925 30] * * * …

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