Veldskoen

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 1.3 Reference

English

Etymology

Afrikaans: vel hide + skoen: shoe. First known usage 1731 (Dutch) veldschoen.

Noun

veldskoen plural veldskoens or veldskoene

1. (South African) A shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin. Thought to have been made by the Hottentots before the arrival of Europeans, but still made and worn in South Africa.

See also

vellie

Reference

1978: A Dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.