Shoebite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shoebite is a noun meaning (India) A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.
Meaning
(India) A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.
Example Sentences
The next day Lalitha complained of a shoebite and we spent thirty six francs by taxi to buy inexpensive open sandals!
The sepoys have suffered in many cases from shoebite or blistered feet, but they rarely require treatment in hospital. They are excused from wearing boots until the blister heals.
[…] states that in two of his cases the diagnosis was at first mistaken, the sore in one instance being considered primarily as a form of ringworm and in the other as an ordinary "shoebite."
Word Forms
- shoebites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shoepac, shoepack, shoefie, sandshoe, undershoe, sole.
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