boot tree


noun
  1. a device of wood, metal, or plastic, inserted in a boot or shoe when it is not being worn, to preserve the shape.

Origin of boot tree

1
First recorded in 1760–70

Words Nearby boot tree

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How to use boot tree in a sentence

  • He beat the boot-tree full into the smiling face of Monna Lisa.

    Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
  • It is pickled walnuts she is gathering from the boot tree in the scullery.

    The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch | S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
  • If you have any difficulty harvesting the fruit of your boot-tree, use a boot-jack.

  • The large boot-tree and latch-key on the circle beneath the handle predict a fortunate and unexpected gain in the near future.

  • So at last she had to take her father's boot-tree and break the jug with that in cold blood.

British Dictionary definitions for boot tree

boot tree

noun
  1. a shoetree for a boot, often having supports to stretch the leg of the boot

  2. a last for making boots

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