Okay, I'll bite...what are "captain's" shoes? Do they have four stripes on the side?
shoe
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[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME scho(o), OE sceō(h), c. G Schuh, ON skōr, Goth skōhs; (v.) ME schon, OE scōg(e)an, c. MLG schoi(g)en, ON skūa
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—Related formsshoeless, adjective
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