veldskoen
/ˈfɛltskʊn
/ /ˈfɛlskʊn/(South African also velskoen /ˈfɛlskʊn/)
noun
1A strong suede or leather shoe or boot.He was dressed just as we were, in shirt and trousers and veldskoens, and he had dust all over him....
- We visit the factory where you can see the shoes being made and purchase or order your choice of hard-wearing, ultra-comfortable veldskoen, direct from the factory.
- A good set of handmade leather veldskoens is also getting hard to find.
1.1South African Used as a symbol of conservative or reactionary attitudes: [as modifier]: he is a veldskoen bitter-ender
Origin
Afrikaans, from Dutch veld 'field' or vel 'skin, hide' + schoen 'shoe'.