| Boot (boot) |
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| n. | (b***oomac]t) |
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| Boot |
[OE. bot,
bote, advantage, amends, cure, AS. b t; akin to Icel.
bt, Sw. bot, Dan. bod, Goth. bta,
D. boete, G. busse; prop., a making good or better, f |
Remedy;
relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.
That which is given to make an exchange equal,
or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things
exchanged.
Profit; gain; advantage; use.
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To profit] to advantage; to avail; -- generally
followed by it; as, what boots it?
To enrich; to benefit; to give in
addition.
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A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of
leather.
An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly
used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.
A place at the side of a coach, where attendants
rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the
coach.
A place for baggage at either end of an old-
fashioned stagecoach.
An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth)
for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
The metal casing and flange
fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof.
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To put boots on, esp. for riding.
To punish by kicking with a booted foot.
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To boot one's self] to put
on one's boots.
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