Etymology

snowshoeing

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Today it means: The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From snowshoe + -ing.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.