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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.


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
“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 boot tree1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences

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

It is pickled walnuts she is gathering from the Boot Tree in the scullery.

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.

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