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  • The rest of us were well provided with oil-tanned moccasins (sometimes called larigans or shoe - packs), which I have found are the best footwear for a journey like ours.

    The Long Labrador Trail Dillon Wallace 1901

  • "larigans," which had long ago ceased to have any waterproof qualities, were now exchanged for the seal-skins, and thus fortified I stepped out into the slippery mud.

    Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador Mina Benson Hubbard 1913

  • At a little distance was a small camp containing the stores, such as moccasins, larigans, leggings, flannel shirts and mittens, all for sale at double the prices ruling in the city and for Colonel Ward's profit.

    The Rainy Day Railroad War Holman Day 1900

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