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Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I couldn't do it without some shoe leather.
Stuart Symington

Meaning of "shoe leather" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOE LEATHER

shoe leather play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOE LEATHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shoe leather is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOE LEATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shoe leather in the English dictionary

The definition of shoe leather in the dictionary is leather used to make shoes.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOE LEATHER

shoe
shoe box
shoe cream
shoe polish
shoe rack
shoe repairer
shoe repairing
shoe repairs
shoe shop
shoe size
shoebill
shoeblack
shoebrush
shoehorn
shoelace
shoeless
shoemaker
Shoemaker-Levy 9
shoemaker´s shop
shoemaking

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOE LEATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
father
feather
gather
godfather
grandfather
great-grandfather
heather
Holy Father
lather
leather
other
Our Father
patent leather
rather
stepfather
sunbather
weather
white leather

Synonyms and antonyms of shoe leather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shoe leather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOE LEATHER

Find out the translation of shoe leather to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shoe leather from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shoe leather» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞋革
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zapatos de cuero
570 millions of speakers

English

shoe leather
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमड़ा जूता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجلود والأحذية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обувная кожа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapato de couro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুতার চামড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaussures en cuir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kulit kasut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schuhleder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

靴の革
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신발 가죽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepatu kulit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da giày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலணி தோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोडा लेदर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayakkabı derisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pelli per calzature
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

buty skórzane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

взуттєва шкіра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piele de încălțăminte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δερμάτινο παπούτσι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoen leer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sko läder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skosåle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoe leather

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOE LEATHER»

The term «shoe leather» is normally little used and occupies the 113.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOE LEATHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shoe leather» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shoe leather» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shoe leather

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QUOTES WITH «SHOE LEATHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shoe leather.
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Stuart Symington
Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I couldn't do it without some shoe leather.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOE LEATHER»

Discover the use of shoe leather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoe leather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mousepads, Shoe Leather, and Hope: Lessons from the Howard ...
This book allows key individuals in the campaign the chance to tell their stories with an eye to documenting the Internet campaign revolution and providing lessons to future campaigns.
Zephyr Teachout, Thomas Streeter, 2008
2
Fisher's Contact Dermatitis
Usually only black and brown leathers are available in vegetable tanning. British authors have long suspected and documented that vegetable-tanned leather was responsible for many of their unexplained shoe leather-positive patients.155 ...
Robert L. Rietschel, Alexander A. Fisher, Joseph F. Fowler, 2008
3
Tante Phil's Fairy Stories; Violette and Her Shoe Leather Coffin
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Marie Emelie Von Overstolz, 2010
4
Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
5171 As ever trod Shoe-leather 1796 Barton Disappointment 34: As grate a rascal, as ever trod shoe-leather. 1809 Irving History 2.197: And the worthiest trumpeter that ever trod shoe leather. 1815 Humphreys Yankey 37: About as nice and ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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The Causes, Costs and Compensations of Inflation: An ...
Higher variance, but lower shoe leather costs. Further, the argument above has turned on inflation variance being changed on account of changes in the responsiveness of the growth of purchasing power to marginal utility; changes in in ...
William Oliver Coleman, 2009
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Popular Mechanics
The grain leather used on expensive cars makes the best'shoe leather. Its increasing scarcity has necessitated large use of split leather in shoe making. The latter is the grade used most in the automobile industry. The motor-car buyers of ...
7
1980 Census of Population: Classified Index of Industries ...
... shoe, leather (Mfg.) Lacings, leather (Mfg.) Leather boots (Mfg.) Leather findings (Mfg.) Leather shoes (Mfg.) Leather welting, shoe stock (Mfg.) Lifts, heel, leather (Mfg.) Linings, shoe, leather (Mfg.) Moccasins (Mfg.) Mukluks (Mfg.) Ornaments, ...
‎1982
8
1990 Census of Population and Housing: Classified Index of ...
Heels, finished wood (mfg.) Heels, leather (mfg.) House slippers (mfg.) Inner soles, leather (mfg.) interlacing shoes (mfg.) Laces, boot, leather (mfg.) Laces, shoe, leather (mfg.) Lacings, leather (mfg.) Leather boots (mfg.) Leather findings ( mfg.) ...
‎1992
9
Classified Index of Occupations and Industries: 1960 Census ...
... (Mfg.) converters (Mfg.) curryins (Mfg.) cutting (Mfg.) die cutting (Mfg.) embossing (Mfg.) finishing japannins lining (Mfg.) skirting (Mfg.) qdfis(WgJ tanning upholstery (Mfg.) upper (Mfg.) welting, exc. shoe leather (Mfg.) (Mfg.) Parchment leather ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960
10
Census of Population, 1960: Classified Index of Occupations ...
... leather and canvas (Mfg.) Lifts, heel, leather (Mfg.) Linings, shoe, leather (Mfg.) Moccasins (Mfg.) Mukluks (Mfg.) Ornaments, shoe (Mfg.) Orthopedic shoes, exc. extension (Mfg.) Overgaiters (Mfg.) Pegs, shoe (Mfg.) Puttees (Mfg.) Quarters, ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOE LEATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shoe leather is used in the context of the following news items.
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In police work, technology complements shoe leather
City, state and federal police analysts scanned thousands of hours of video in the search for evidence that finally led to the identification of a suspect in last ... «GCN.com, May 14»
2
Bangladeshi tanneries making shoe leather for Japan poison workers
DHAKA--Dirty grayish water gushes into a gutter from a pipe emitting from a wall of a leather tanning factory here in the Bangladeshi capital. It is one of an ... «Asahi Shimbun, Nov 13»
3
Rethinking shoe leather and professional boundaries in reporting …
Rethinking shoe leather and professional boundaries in reporting — and academia. In a new study, academic and Nieman Lab contributor Mark Coddington ... «Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard, Sep 13»
4
Dealer swaps shoe leather for Facebook
But he uses Facebook instead of shoe leather and business cards to help him sell cars and service. Facebook, once viewed mainly as an online cocktail party ... «Automotive News, May 13»
5
'Shoe leather' leads to Schwarzenegger's secret son
He credits old-fashioned "shoe leather" for chasing the lead down. "People came forward and were forthcoming in a way that they weren't previously. And it's ... «CNN International, May 11»

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