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bootjack

[ boot-jak ]

noun

  1. a yokelike device for catching the heel of a boot, as a riding boot, to aid in removing it.
  2. a notch or molding for the same purpose, cut into a piece of furniture.


bootjack

/ ˈbuːtˌdʒæk /

noun

  1. a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily
“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 bootjack1

First recorded in 1835–45; boot 1 + jack 1
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Example Sentences

Mrs. Caukins started up stairs whence came sounds of an obstreperous bootjack.

It seems that he bought a bootjack for three shillings; and the cost of countless other household items is as carefully set down.

Remembering the lesson of my friend with the bootjack below, I asked, "Is M. Hhhaoushheer at home?"

I put up at Bootjack camp on the raging Willow River, where the gay-plumaged chipmunk and the spruce gum have their home.

He could trace out lines of beauty in a gridiron, and detect the subtle charm that lurks in the bootjack.

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