Vocabulary : Boot to Bootikin

Boot : Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief. ;; That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged. ;; Profit; gain; advantage; use. ;; To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it; as, what boots it? ;; To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. ;; A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. ;; An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. ;; A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. ;; A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. ;; An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud. ;; The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof. ;; To put boots on, esp. for riding. ;; To punish by kicking with a booted foot. ;; To boo
Bootblack : One who blacks boots.
Booted : of Boot ;; of Boot ;; Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire. ;; Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.
Bootee : A half boot or short boot.
Bootes : A northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus.
Booth : A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. ;; A covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market, or at a polling place.
Boothale : To forage for booty; to plunder.
Boothose : Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. ;; Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback.
Boothy : See Bothy. ;; A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth.
Bootikin : A little boot, legging, or gaiter. ;; A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
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