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boots

[ boots ]

noun

British.
plural boots.
  1. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.


boots

/ ːٲ /

noun

  1. (formerly) a shoeblack who cleans the guests' shoes in a hotel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boots1

First recorded in 1615–25; plural of boot 1; -s 3
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At Franklin's Gardens kids wear his distinctive black head tape and make cardboard signs asking for Pollock's boots.

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"I'm not exaggerating. Guys, bring your boots, your shorts and T-shirt and let's play every ball together," said Areta, who is eyeing his first major silverware at the club since the FA Cup in 2020.

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But he’s at ease, wearing a sharp outfit of dark Japanese denim and black leather boots that complement the Texas-themed dining room.

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Of course, an original idea from a free-thinker makes them shake in their boots.

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Many in the tour group wore rubber boots as they stood on moist concrete in a chamber faintly lit by filtered sunlight, peering into the dark tunnel.

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