boots

  • 11boots — n. 1) to put on; take off (one s) boots 2) bower (BE; slang; worn by young rowdies); hip; leather; riding boots 3) a pair of boots 4) (misc.) to lick smb. s boots ( to be overly subservient to smb. ) * * * [buːts] hip leather riding boots take… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12boots —    This was the name for the servant in an inn or hotel whose job was to clean the boots of the customers. He was summoned or addressed by his professional title. The term is often found as a vocative in eighteenth and nineteenth century… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 13Boots — This most interesting surname has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be of Old French origin, deriving from the Old French bote (Middle English bote ), boot, plus the suffix s , hence it was an occupational name for a maker of boots. The name… …

    Surnames reference

  • 14boots — /boohts/, n., pl. boots. Brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots. [1615 25; pl. of BOOT1; see S3] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 15boots — [[t]buts[/t]] n. pl. boots brit. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots • Etymology: 1615–25; pl. of boot I; see s III …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16boots — Formula 1 slang for the wheels and tyres of a racing car. And that s Olivier Panis in to change his boots …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 17boots — Formula 1 slang for the wheels and tyres of a racing car. And that s Olivier Panis in to change his boots …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 18boots — /buts/ (say boohts) noun (plural boots) British a servant, as at a hotel, who cleans shoes, carries luggage, etc …

  • 19boots —  See bet one s boots …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 20BOOTS — n. Brit. a hotel servant who cleans boots and shoes, carries luggage. etc …

    Useful english dictionary