Definition of snowshoe
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a usually lightweight platform for the foot that is designed to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking and that typically consists of an oblong frame crossed with leather thongs or synthetic material
snowshoe
verb
snowshoed; snowshoeing
Definition of snowshoe (Entry 2 of 2)
: to travel on snowshoes
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The first known use of snowshoe was in 1666
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