PLIMSOLL


Meaning of PLIMSOLL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' plim(p)-s ə l, ' plim- ˌ so ̇ l

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from the supposed resemblance of the upper edge of the shoe's mudguard to the Plimsoll mark on a ship

Date: 1907

British : SNEAKER 2

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