slovodefinícia
Boot hook
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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.
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2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to
extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
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So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they
call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots
close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and
the leg. --Bp. Burnet.
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3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;
also, a low outside place before and behind the body of
the coach. [Obs.]
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4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned
stagecoach.
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5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the
driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
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6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe
where it passes through a roof.
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Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to
pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.

Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of
boots.

Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for
drawing and shaping the body of a boot.

Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.


Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which
is the first signal for mounted drill.

Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.
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