veldskoen

== English == === Alternative forms === veldschoen === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch veldschoen (Cape Dutch), from vel (“skin, hide”) + schoen (“shoe”); later reinforced by Afrikaans veldskoen. === Pronunciation === (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈfeltskʊn/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɛldskʊn/, /ˈfɛltskʊn/ === Noun === veldskoen (plural veldskoens or veldskoene) (South Africa) Originally, a shoe with untanned leather upper sewn without nails, similar to the Canadian moccasin; now generally a heavy boot for outdoor labour. [from 19th c.] ==== See also ==== vellie veldtschoon === References === 1978: A Dictionary of South African English. Edited Jean Branford. Oxford.