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surgical boot

British  

noun

  1. a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg

"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

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Martin jokes, aping the Hollywood convention of a gruff doctor dropping each slug into a brass surgical tray with a solid “plink”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2017

“The entire surgical tray is going to be transformed,” said Mr. Pell.

From New York Times • May 16, 2011

They laughed at one another, and then Catherine began handing Thorndyke the instruments out of the autoclave, which he proceeded to mix in an unholy mess in the surgical tray.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

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