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crowboot
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a lined mukluk or boot usually having a short upper of muskrat fur and thick soles of moosehide.
Quotations
1963
[Advert.] Aklavik Fur Garment Co-operative. Eskimo Native Handicrafts Now On Display! Womens Parkas size 14 & 16 $175.00. Crowboots All Sizes $19.95. Muskrat Rug Matching Skins $35.00.
1966
The flowers that blaze in the scrawny boreal forest near Fort Franklin are the kind that you wear on your feet. They bloom on moccasin, mukluk and crowboot; bright bold designs worked with silk or beads on stroud, a sturdy felt material.