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trotter cases

trotter cases is the plural of trotter case.

Meaning of trotter case

Noun

trotter case (plural trotter cases)

  1. (idiomatic, in plural, slang) A shoe or boot.
    • So he at once expressed his readiness; and, kneeling on the floor, while the Dodger sat upon the table so that he could take his foot in his laps, he applied himself to a process which Mr. Dawkins designated as “japanning his trotter-cases.” The phrase, rendered into plain English, signifieth...1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

Questions about trotter cases

What is trotter cases the plural of?
Trotter cases is the plural of trotter case.

Words near trotter cases in the dictionary

  1. trotted
  2. trotted off
  3. trotted out
  4. trotter
  5. trotter case
  6. trotter cases
  7. Trotter's syndrome
  8. trotter-man
  9. trotter-men
  10. trotters
  11. trottest

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