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patten

The correct spelling is patten.

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noun

IPA: /ˈpat(ə)n/

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The correct spelling is patten. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
  2. 2.One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground.
  3. 3.A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing.
  4. 4.An ice skate.
  5. 5.An iron hoop attached to a person's boot in cases of hip-joint disease.

verb

  1. 1.To go about wearing pattens.

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