leather sole

collocation in English

meaningsofleatherandsole

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leather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleð.ər/us
/ˈleð.ɚ/
animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, ...
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sole
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səʊl/us
/soʊl/
being one ...
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(Definition ofleatherandsolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was also a cottage industry ofleathersolemaking.
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It rises to mid-calf or higher with no laces and usually has aleathersolewith hobnails.
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All six designs consisted of strappy uppers on an asymmetricalleathersolethat was pancake flat.
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Ammunition boots were unlined ankle-boots with leather laces, iron heel-plate and toe-plate, and an iron-studdedleathersole.
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Safety shoes were needed because the caustic soda eats into normal leather soles.
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Tests of this and of boots with leather soles are proceeding.
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I understand that this firm to which he has drawn attention is one of the largest manufacturers of leather soles in the country.
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These soles were first used on mountaineering boots, replacing leather soles fitted with hobnails or steel cleats, commonly used up until then.
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Early hose sometimes had leather soles and were worn without shoes or boots.
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The name sneakers originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather soled dress shoes.
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These properties make chestnut extract especially suitable for the tanning of heavy hides and to produce leather soles for high quality shoes in particular.
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This was an ankle-high field shoe made of tanned leather in a dark red or russet color, originally with leather soles.
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