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lumbersole
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1965
Charlie tried out a much-heralded type of boot known as lumbersoles. These were shoes with wooden soles about an inch thick and leather uppers lined with felt. They looked fine but were too heavy, and snow built up on the wooden soles. . . . They were not a success.