geta skates; skates made from geta
Traditional Japanese wooden sandals (geta) fitted with metal blades for skating on ice. A historical or novelty item, not modern ice skates.
Children long ago skated on frozen ponds with geta skates.
Compound of 下駄 (geta, traditional wooden sandals) and スケート (sukēto, from English 'skate'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it refers to a simple ice-skating device made by attaching blades to geta.