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boot-greases

boot-greases is the plural of boot-grease.

Meaning of boot-grease

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

Questions about boot-greases

What is boot-greases the plural of?
Boot-greases is the plural of boot-grease.

Words near boot-greases in the dictionary

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

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