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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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boots1

First recorded in 1615–25; plural of boot 1; -s 3
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I’m not the tallest person — and when I wear my boots I’m still not the tallest person — but it brings in a feeling of confidence where I can stomp somewhere.

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He says it might have been down to a switch in the boots he was wearing, which he has now changed back.

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Doing prescribed burns safely takes a lot of boots on the ground and behind-the-scenes cajoling to make sure local residents, and regulators, are on board.

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He opens up on the 'black boot policy' - a rule set within United's academy that banned colourful boots.

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He said he will enjoy "a couple of quiet ones" to celebrate and was filmed giving his boots to a Bath fan in the Twickenham stands after the game.

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