snow shoe

proper noun

A township and minor borough therein, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Meanings

snow shoe1

nounsnow shoe (plural snow shoes)

plural snow shoes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of snowshoe

Snow Shoe2

proper noun

Origin

According to local tradition, Snow Shoe was so named when a pair of snowshoes were found at an Indian village near the present town site.

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APA

snow shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20shoe

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“snow shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20shoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow shoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20shoe.

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