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