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boot-grease

boot-grease noun: any of various greasy preparations designed to be applied externally to leather footwear.

Noun

boot-grease (countable and uncountable, plural boot-greases)

  1. Any of various greasy preparations designed to be applied externally to leather footwear.
    • He was much pleased at the prospect of the oil he would get from him, turned the heavy creature from one side to the other, fondled him like a baby, and assured me he was a "stunning fat sea-cub," which should be welcomed at home for boot-grease and lamp-oil.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 184

Forms of boot-grease

pluralboot-greases

Questions about boot-grease

What does boot-grease mean?
Boot-grease means any of various greasy preparations designed to be applied externally to leather footwear.
What part of speech is boot-grease?
Boot-grease is a noun.
What is the plural of boot-grease?
The plural of boot-grease is boot-greases.

Words near boot-grease in the dictionary

  1. boot-boy
  2. boot-boys
  3. boot-catcher
  4. boot-cut
  5. boot-cuts
  6. boot-grease
  7. boot-greases
  8. boot-hook
  9. boot-jack
  10. boot-licker
  11. boot-lickier

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