- any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- a separate sole attached to a shoe or boot for this purpose.
- any stand or support, especially one of a number resting on unbroken ground as a substitute for a foundation.
- U.S. writer of adventure stories.
- a wooden clog or sandal on a raised wooden platform or metal ring
