Leather of a thick or strong kind used or suitable for the soles of boots, shoes, etc.

leather for mending shoes.

(originally northern) the leather of a ‘bend,’ i.e. the thickest and stoutest kind of leather (from the back and flanks), used for soles of boots and…

Material used to provide boots, stockings, etc., with feet. Also: the part of a stocking below the ankle. rare.

upper leather n. Sheet-leather suitable or prepared for such.

leather from which the upper leather of a shoe is made.

Leather for the making of shoes; the leather of which (one's) shoes are made.

sole leather obtained from crop-hides.

A kind of soft leather cloth used for the uppers of boots and shoes.

thick leather (see butt, n.11) for making the soles of shoes.

Material used for the bottom part of boots and shoes. Chiefly attributive, esp. in rough stuff cutter, rough stuff cutting. Now historical.

The name (formerly proprietary) for a variety of waterproofed leather used esp. for the uppers of climbing boots.