Noun: sandshoe 'sand,shoo
Usage: Brit, Austral, NZ
Usage: Brit, Austral, NZ
- A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top
"The children wore sandshoes for their physical education class";
- plimsoll [Brit], gutty [UK, Ireland, informal]
Derived forms: sandshoes
Type of: gym shoe, runner [Austral, NZ, Ireland], sneak [N. Amer, informal], sneaker, tackie [Ireland, S.Africa, informal], takkie [Ireland, S.Africa, informal], tennis shoe, trainer [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Sandshoe