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shoepac

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shoe·pac also shoe·pack  (shpk)
n.
A heavy, warm, waterproof laced boot.
[Alteration (influenced by shoe) of pidgin Delaware seppock, shoe, shoes, from Unami chípahko, shoes.]
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