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moccasin trail Hist. 
any of the trails followed by explorers and fur traders in the Northwest (def. 1a).
See also: Northwest (def. 1a)
- 1957 In less than two hundred years the French Canadians . . . have burst the bounds of Quebec, resumed the old westward march on the moccasin trails of their fathers, and colored the whole life of Canada.
- 1958 The old "moccasin trails" of Mackenzie's day were in much better condition than the horse trails that have superceded them.
- 1957 In less than two hundred years the French Canadians . . . have burst the bounds of Quebec, resumed the old westward march on the moccasin trails of their fathers, and colored the whole life of Canada.