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half sole
1noun
- that part of the sole of a boot or shoe that extends from the shank to the end of the toe.
half-sole
2[ haf-sohl, hahf- ]
verb (used with object)
, half-soled, half-sol·ing.
- to repair or renew (a shoe) by putting on a new half sole.
half-sole
noun
- a sole from the shank of a shoe to the toe
verb
- tr to replace the half-sole of (a shoe)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half sole1
First recorded in 1860–65
Origin of half sole2
First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences
The next operation was to lay on the half sole in a setting of rubber cement.
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"You can trim your toenails with it and half-sole your boots," he said.
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Some he would half sole, and some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.
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