naumkeag
1 of 2noun
naum·keag
ˈnȯmˌkeg
variants or naumkeag machine or naumkeag scourer
plural -s
often capitalized N
: a machine having a rubber buffing disk for smoothing the surface of shoe soles or heels before finishing
naumkeag
2 of 2verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
intransitive verb
: to buff a shoe bottom (as on a naumkeag machine) prior to the finishing process
transitive verb
: to buff (a shoe bottom) prior to finishing
Word History
Etymology
Noun
probably from Naumkeag, old name for Salem, Massachusetts, shoe manufacturing city