boot-catcher

boot-catcher
bootˈ-catcher noun
An inn servant who helped to pull off guests' boots
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Main Entry:boot

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  • Boot catcher — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boot — Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boot closer — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boot crimp — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boot hook — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye — The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence[1][2] as it remains both a bestseller[3] and a frequently challenged book.[3][4] …   Wikipedia

  • Boots and saddles — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sly boots — Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drachenboot — Drachenboote in Taiwan 2005 Ein Drachenboot (chinesisch 龙舟 lóngzhōu oder chinesisch 龙船 lóngchuán) ist ein besonders langes, offenes Paddelboot, das ursprünglich aus China stammt. Zumeist stellt es durch Bemalung und/oder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Drachenbootrennen — Drachenboote in Taiwan 2005 Ein Drachenboot (chin. 龙舟, lóngzhōu oder chin. 龙船, lóngchuán) ist ein besonders langes, offenes Paddelboot, das ursprünglich aus China stammt. Zumeist stellt es durch Bemalung und/oder Schnitzarbeiten sowie einen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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