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outsole

noun

Etymology

From out- + sole.

  1. derived from *swol-✻ — “sole”
  2. derived from solea — “sandal, bottom of the shoe”
  3. derived from *sola✻ — “bottom of the shoe”, also “flatfish”
  4. derived from sole
  5. derived from sole
  6. inherited from sole
  7. inherited from sole
  8. prefixed as outsole — “out + sole”

Definitions

  1. The underside of a shoe or other footwear, which makes contact with the floor.

  2. To fit (footwear) with an outsole.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA