finnesko
/ˈfɪnəskəʊ
/noun (plural same)
A boot of tanned reindeer skin with the hair on the outside.‘Skis, or at least snowshoes,’ Ayres writes, ‘should have been mandatory on the expedition, as they distribute one's weight over a much larger area than a pair of feet in finnesko.’...
- Clearly, there's no shortage of readers eager to hitch a sledge-ride into the lost world of pemmican, finnesko, man-hauling and hoosh, satisfyingly sealed off in time by the jagged crevasse of World War I.
- Finnesko boots were stuffed with saennegrass (a crinkly, Arctic grass) for insulation.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Norwegian finnsko, from Finn (see Finn) + sko (see shoe).