"handshoe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handshoes [plural]
Etymology: Compound of hand + shoe, likely as a calque of Dutch handschoen (“glove, mitten”) or German Handschuh (“glove”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|hand|shoe}} Compound of hand + shoe, {{cog|nl|handschoen||glove, mitten}} Dutch handschoen (“glove, mitten”), {{cog|de|Handschuh||glove}} German Handschuh (“glove”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} handshoe (plural handshoes)
  1. (nonstandard) A glove or mitten. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-handshoe-en-noun-1CVMqVO- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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