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eye
[trans. from Ojibwa]
Rare
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the open space somewhat forward of the central point of a snowshoe, necessary for the tipping action of the snowshoer's foot when walking or running.
See: toe-hole
Quotations
1860
They [Ojibwa] call this hole "oshkinjig," or the "eye of the snowshoe."
1860
In many parts they only take a long board, which they cut in the shape of a fish, but, of course, the "eye" of the shoe [snowshoe] must be made in this.