Also often written and pronounced moggason. (Algonkin, makisin.) An Indian shoe, made of soft leather without a stiff sole, and commonly ornamented round the ancle.--Worcester.
·noun A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A slipper made of green hide, and worn in cases of necessity; a term derived from the North American...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute ...