from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
snowshoe
n 1: a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame
shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and
contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
v 1: travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to
snowshoe to the grocery store"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Snowshoe \Snow"shoe`\, n.
A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one
third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and
having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons
for walking on soft snow.
[1913 Webster]