bootjack

American

[boot-jak] / ˈbutˌdʒæk /

noun

a yokelike device for catching the heel of a boot, as a riding boot, to aid in removing it.
a notch or molding for the same purpose, cut into a piece of furniture.

bootjack British

/ ˈbuːtˌdʒæk /

noun

a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily

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Etymology

Origin of bootjack

First recorded in 1835–45; boot ¹ + jack ¹

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Governor Harry Woodring of Kansas exhibited a bootjack which was sold for $6.

From Time Magazine Archive

Best bootjack was that of Woodrow Weaver, 16.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later in the evening, when his mind had been set at rest about the bootjack, Laurie said suddenly to his wife, “Mrs. Laurence.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. Caukins started up stairs whence came sounds of an obstreperous bootjack.

From Flamsted quarries by G. Patrick Nelson

Jarvis Kerruish was on the settle pushing off his slush-covered boots with a bootjack.

From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine

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