patten (n.) A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring,
worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud.
patten (n.) A stilt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
patten pat′en, n. a wooden sole with an iron
ring, worn under the shoe to keep it from the wet: the iron hoop attached
to the boot in cases of hip-joint disease: the base of a
pillar.—v.i. to go about on pattens.—adj.Patt′ened, provided with pattens.
[O. Fr. patin, clog—patte.]
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