Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boat shoe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: boat shoe
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of casual footwear resembling a loafer, originally designed to be worn aboard a boat, characterized by water-resistant hide, soles designed to improve hold on wet deck of the boat and side lacing.

Inflected Forms

boat shoes (plural)

Synonyms

deck shoe topsider

Questions

What does boat shoe mean?: A type of casual footwear resembling a loafer, originally designed to be worn aboard a boat, characterized by water-resistant hide, soles designed to improve hold on wet deck of the boat and side lacing.

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