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Definition of Moccasins
1. moccasin [n] - See also: moccasin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moccasins
| mobs mobsman mobsmen mobster mobsters moby moc moc toe mocap moccasin | moccasin flower moccasined moccasins moch mocha mochaccino mochaccinos mochas mochell mochells | mochie mochier mochiest mochiko mochila mochilas mochis |
Literary usage of Moccasins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"This character produces a general resemblance between the Moccasins, ... From such
reptiles, however, the Moccasins may be readily distinguished by the pit ..."
2. Navaho Legends by Washington Matthews (1897)
"He rose softly, took away the old man's moccasins, put his own in their place,
and lay down to sleep with Deer Raiser's moccasins under his head. ..."
3. Algic Researches: Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1839)
"She complied with his request; and, as soon as he received the moccasins, he took
up his war-club and set out in quest of the distant village ..."
4. A Book of Ballads, Old and New by Guido Hermann Stempel (1917)
"LITTLE Moccasins ' 1 COME out, O Little Moccasins, and frolic on the snow!
Come out, O tiny beaded feet, and twinkle in the light! ..."
5. The Myth of Hiawatha: And Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1856)
"Being now well grown, he determined to seek his fortune, and asked her to make
him several pairs of moccasins to last him on the journey. ..."
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