Denver boot

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Origin of Denver boot

After Denver, Colorado, one of the first large communities to adopt the device

Words nearby Denver boot

denumerable, denunciate, denunciation, denunciatory, Denver, Denver boot, deny, Denys, deoch-an-doruis, deodand, deodar

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How to use Denver boot in a sentence

In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Portable snacks are good to have on hand, too, says Jessica Crandall, RDN, Denver Wellness & Nutrition Director.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then we were dropping in on some cabaret in Denver, or perhaps it was a restaurant in Nevada.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Season three was the strongest one the series has produced yet, to boot.
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More|Kevin Fallon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Charmington boot and the Charmington Bouquet were very freely advertised.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
At last, some one came, a man, and his firm tread of boot-shod feet betokened a soldier.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Of course, an artificial mouthpiece has to be provided for our organ-pipe, but this is called the boot.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for Denver boot

Denver boot

noun

a slang name for wheel clamp

Word Origin for Denver boot

C20: from Denver, Colorado, where the device was first used

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