handshoe
nounEtymology Compound of hand + shoe, likely as a calque of Dutch handschoen (“glove, mitten”) or German Handschuh (“glove”).
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Nonstandard A glove or mitten.
- I doubt not, but if a man from his cradle had been always used to go bare-foot, whilst his hands were constantly wrapped up in warm mittins, and covered with handshoes, as the dutch call gloves; [...]1801, John Locke, Works - Volume 9 - Page 9:
- In this country the skins of deer, hogs, and sheep are often made into "handshoes," as FROM FOREIGN LANDS.1891, H. Warren Clifford, Every-day occupations - Page 121:
2 more examples
- A glove with them is a "handshoe," showing they wore shoes before gloves.1894, Great Thoughts from Master Minds, volume 3, page 47:
- There was a guy propelling himself with padded “handshoes” bound to his wrists with leather straps.2005, Harvey Mackay, Fired Up!: