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snowshoe line
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 — Obs.
the thongs of rawhide, or babiche, which are used to web snowshoes (def. 1).
Quotations
1831
That Gentlemen in charge of Districts and Posts be directed to use their utmost endeavours to collect large quantities of . . . Snowshoe Line . . . as these articles are absolutely necessary for the trade in many parts of the country, and cannot be purchased in Europe or Canada.
2
the harness by which a snowshoe is attached to the foot.
See: snowshoe lashing
Quotations
1934
. . . pushing our feet into the snowshoe lines we hit the trail once more.