scarpines

scarpines
scarpines /skärˈpinz/
plural noun
An instrument of torture for the feet
ORIGIN: Ital scarpino, scarpetto, dimins of scarpa shoe
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scarpetˈto noun (pl scarpetˈti /-tē/)
A hemp-soled shoe or climbing boot

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