Associations to the word «Moccasin»

Wiktionary

MOCCASIN, noun. A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards.
MOCCASIN, noun. A Native North American shoe made of deerskin.
MOCCASIN, noun. A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.
MOCCASIN, noun. Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.

Dictionary definition

MOCCASIN, noun. Soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats