DCHP-2

babiche babich, babish [< Cdn F < Algonk.; cf. Micmac apapish cord or thread] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  strips of leather, or thongs, made from the hide of a moose, caribou, etc. used for laces, threads, netting, etc.

  Type: 1. Origin — The term originates in northern North America.

  See also: battiche  iron of the country  Northland string  shaganappi ((n.)) (def. 1)  

• 2 n.

  a rawhide whip.