Pampootie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pæmˈpuːti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pampootie is a noun meaning A traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.
Meaning
A traditional shoe, formerly made and worn on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland, consisting of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap.
Example Sentences
[T]hey showed me holes in their own pampooties, or cowskin sandals, and asked me the price of new ones.
Sebastian sat on the window sill. Tony leaning against the stove, grinning over his folded arms, a pair of pampooties on his crossed feet.
Quickly, warningfully Buck Mulligan bent down […] "He heard you pissed on his halldoor in Glasthule. He's out in pampooties to murder you."
Word Forms
- pampooties
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pookaun, pookawn, pookhaun, bawneen, puckaun, paddy.
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