Add to ORKGmoskinsUp to the late nineteen forties some men and boys wore "moskins" (moccasins) made from caribou skin. A few of the older men still wore seal skin leggins. [sic] (boots coming up to the knee).See cited quotation.JH JUN 1973JH JUN 1973Not usedNot usedWithdraw
HuskimawThat's the two - only two men that I know now that still have that skin boots winter time -...
buskin nA type of leggings used in the "olden days" made of thick cloth, pulled on over boots, and...
moleskin....go to the stores an' buy well what you call flannel, or swanskin,or moleskin or anythin...
moleskinF.E. An' you said"a moleskin". What kind o' stuff was that ? F.E.Sr. Wellthat's_ there u...
moleskin clothesAn' they'd wear what they call the half leg boots,you know. They're hard leather bo...
mogYeah,the old fellers 'd them mogs*,you know,yeah. They'd always have the _ quite a lot of them b...
mog (n)An' they got into this sish*,you see,an' it could hardly bear the boat,so 'twas so slipper...
mittens. . .mittens (these had a thumb and fore finger); cuffs (all fingers together with thumb onl...
skin nThey'd pay in skin boots,you see,the Eskimos. Oh yes, they'd pay you in skin boots; an' then ...
buskin nSeveral women on the Southern Shore claimed that they knitted a type of oversock that was ...
moleskinIn the early days of the last century the fishermen of the country wore homemade moleskin, ...
skin nI had on knee rubbers but Jim wore skin boots-- sealskin leggings handsewn to rawhide moccasi...
moleskin trousersDevine: Rough clothing was worn in those days including swanskin drawers, moles...
goatThis is a rubber boot cut of [sic] at the knee or a little below. Rubbers were worn to the thigh...
shoe-packsThe rest of us were well provided with oil-tanned moccasins (sometimes called larigans or...
HuskimawThat's the two - only two men that I know now that still have that skin boots winter time -...
buskin nA type of leggings used in the "olden days" made of thick cloth, pulled on over boots, and...
moleskin....go to the stores an' buy well what you call flannel, or swanskin,or moleskin or anythin...
moleskinF.E. An' you said"a moleskin". What kind o' stuff was that ? F.E.Sr. Wellthat's_ there u...
moleskin clothesAn' they'd wear what they call the half leg boots,you know. They're hard leather bo...
mogYeah,the old fellers 'd them mogs*,you know,yeah. They'd always have the _ quite a lot of them b...
mog (n)An' they got into this sish*,you see,an' it could hardly bear the boat,so 'twas so slipper...
mittens. . .mittens (these had a thumb and fore finger); cuffs (all fingers together with thumb onl...
skin nThey'd pay in skin boots,you see,the Eskimos. Oh yes, they'd pay you in skin boots; an' then ...
buskin nSeveral women on the Southern Shore claimed that they knitted a type of oversock that was ...
moleskinIn the early days of the last century the fishermen of the country wore homemade moleskin, ...
skin nI had on knee rubbers but Jim wore skin boots-- sealskin leggings handsewn to rawhide moccasi...
moleskin trousersDevine: Rough clothing was worn in those days including swanskin drawers, moles...
goatThis is a rubber boot cut of [sic] at the knee or a little below. Rubbers were worn to the thigh...
shoe-packsThe rest of us were well provided with oil-tanned moccasins (sometimes called larigans or...
HuskimawThat's the two - only two men that I know now that still have that skin boots winter time -...
buskin nA type of leggings used in the "olden days" made of thick cloth, pulled on over boots, and...
moleskin....go to the stores an' buy well what you call flannel, or swanskin,or moleskin or anythin...