Boot-tree


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

The Foolish Almanak Anonymous
Five Children and It E. Nesbit
Poppy Cynthia Stockley

noun
a shoetree for a boot, often having supports to stretch the leg of the boot
a last for making boots

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    a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material. an instrument of torture for the leg, consisting of a kind of vise extending from […]

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    boot, the

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    adjective (of trousers) slightly flared at the bottom of the legs adjective

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    adjective (informal) wearing a stern, disapproving expression


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