Talk:Plimsoll shoe

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[edit] synonym

I always thought that a plimsoll was what I grew up calling a "deck shoe" but I don't see that name listed here. There is no article about "deck shoes" so I cannot confirm or disprove that they are identical. 165.91.65.54 (talk) 22:29, 12 March 2008 (UTC)rkh



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[edit] Comment by 66.102.67.76

I always thought that the origin of the word Plimsoll was earlier and comes from the sailing days when seamen sewed rope in the form of a sole and then attached canvas for the upper. The word derives from "plim" being an old word for rope hence "plim sole". Another recent reference to "plim" meaning rope derives from men who lowered themslves over a cliff face on a rope to collect sea bird eggs and they were called "plimmers" Can anyone help here ?

[edit] Names

I'd quite like to add some of the wider-spread regional names for them, such as 'pumps' and 'daps'. Obviously, this means finding these terms used like this in recorded sources. If anyone here comes across these, please include them or post them in this talk page. Skittle 13:10, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

These are from the BBC's word map (go to Choose a Theme-What they wear and then Choose a concept-Child's soft shoes):

Skittle 15:20, 23 March 2007 (UTC))

Are these words and their corresponding regions reasonably accurate or not? - THE GREAT GAVINI {T-C} 19:12, 26 June 2006 (UTC)