What does cover-the-buckle mean?

cover-the-buckle

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

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"[T]he young bachelors that wanted to show aff their dancin' an' their new pumps, an' their bright red or green an' yellow garthers, swore that it confused thim so that they cud nivir go rightly through the heel-and-toe, or cover-the-buckle, or any uv their best steps, but felt thimsilves always bedizzied an' bewildhered[.]"

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