kaparring

English

Noun

kaparring (plural kaparrings)

1. A wooden-soled sandal worn by Malays in South Africa.
   • 1904, Report of the South African Museum, page 8:

     […] kaparrings, still worn by a few Malays but rapidly going out of use.

   • 1947, Norah G. Henshilwood, All These Under a Summer Sun, page 62:

     These kaparrings were thick soles of wood raised from the ground by a slat at each end, higher at the toes than at the heel.

   • 1972, Jan Juta, Background in Sunshine: Memories of South Africa (page 195)

     […] kaparrings or wooden sandals on their delicate brown feet.