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noun
a low shoe laced over the instep
They were clad in spotless white, from their duck oxfords to the white ties encircling the open collars of their tennis shirts.
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oxfords
Etymology
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.