definitions

boot tree

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noun

a device of wood, metal, or plastic, inserted in a boot or shoe when it is not being worn, to preserve the shape.

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Nearby words

boot hill, boot hook, boot money, boot out, boot topping, boot tree, boot up, boot-cut, boot-faced, bootblack, booted

Origin of boot tree

First recorded in 1760–70
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for boot tree

  • If you have any difficulty harvesting the fruit of your boot-tree, use a boot-jack.

    The Foolish Almanak|Anonymous

  • So at last she had to take her father's boot-tree and break the jug with that in cold blood.

    Five Children and It|E. Nesbit

  • He beat the boot-tree full into the smiling face of Monna Lisa.

    Poppy|Cynthia Stockley

British Dictionary definitions for boot tree

boot tree

noun

a shoetree for a boot, often having supports to stretch the leg of the boot
a last for making boots
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012