babiche

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ba·biche

B0003950 (bə-bēsh′)n. Strips of rawhide, sinew, or gut used for sewing, lacing, or fastening: snowshoes webbed with babiche.
[Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj, string, thread, diminutive of ápapi, rope, fishing line, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapya·pya : *aʔlapy-, net + *a·py-, string.]

babiche

(bɑːˈbiːʃ) n (Textiles) Canadian thongs or lacings of rawhide[C19: from Canadian French, of Algonquian origin]