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Plimsoll

plim·soll

UK/ˈplɪmsoʊl/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

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2.

a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

Origin

From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for the waterline of ships. The shoe was possibly named because the line of its sole resembled the Plimsoll line of ship.

Phrases

  • Plimsoll line
  • Plimsoll mark

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