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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shoestring \Shoe"string'\, noun
1. same as {shoelace}. [PJC]
2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an enterprise on a shoestring. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shoelace \Shoe"lace\, noun a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a shoe upper. Also called {shoestring}. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shoestring
noun
1: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: {shoelace}, {shoe lace}, {shoe string}]
2: a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: {shoe string}]
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