"shoebite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoebites [plural]
Etymology: shoe + bite Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shoe|bite}} shoe + bite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shoebite (countable and uncountable, plural shoebites)
  1. (India) A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot. Tags: India, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shoebite-en-noun-B0nP6vYd Categories (other): Indian English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shoebite meaning in English (1.7kB)

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          "ref": "1874, Medical and Sanitary Report of the Native Army of Madras, page 133",
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          "ref": "1906, The Philippine Journal of Science, volumes 1-5, page 100",
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          "ref": "2000, Alladi Ramakrishnan, The Alladi diary: Ekamra Nivas to MATSCIENCE, page 179",
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