plimsole

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plim·soll (pl

l, -sôl

) also plim·sol or plim·sole (-s

)

n. Chiefly British

A rubber-soled cloth shoe; a sneaker.

[Probably from the resemblance of its mudguard to a Plimsoll mark.]

Translations

plimsole, plimsoll

n (Brit) → Turnschuh m

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