booted
Americanadjective
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equipped with or wearing boots.
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Ornithology. (of the tarsus of certain birds) covered with a continuous horny, bootlike sheath.
adjective
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wearing boots
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ornithol
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(of birds) having an undivided tarsus covered with a horny sheath
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(of poultry) having a feathered tarsus
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Then both were booted from the index around the time they stalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He doesn’t care much for the music of either Sheeran or Macklemore, but argued that the rapper shouldn’t have been booted off the tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Nike is vulnerable to being booted out of the Dow industrials because it has an even lower stock price than Verizon, with shares trading at $42 apiece.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Texas State first baseman Jaquae Stewart booted the grounder for an error, allowing Isaac Cadena to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
But she raised her booted foot and stomped her heel down with all her might.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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