ˈout-sole
[out- 3.]
The outer sole of a shoe, which comes in contact with the ground.
| 1884 Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 649/2 To secure the out⁓sole to the insole for future sewing or pegging. 1894 Daily News 1 May 8/3 One stall where oak outsoles, hemlock half-soles, Virginian oak sides,..are displayed. |