[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

boot \boot\, n. oe. bote, of. bote, f. botte, ll. botta; of
   uncertain origin.
   1. a covering for the foot and lower part of the leg,
      ordinarily made of leather.
      1913 webster

   2. an instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to
      extort confessions, particularly in scotland.
      1913 webster

            so he was put to the torture, which in scotland they
            call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots
            close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and
            the leg.                              --bp. burnet.
      1913 webster

   3. a place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;
      also, a low outside place before and behind the body of
      the coach. obs.
      1913 webster

   4. a place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned
      stagecoach.
      1913 webster

   5. an apron or cover of leather or rubber cloth for the
      driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.
      1913 webster

   6. plumbing the metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe
      where it passes through a roof.
      1913 webster

   boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to
      pull off boots and clean them. obs. --swift.

   boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of
      boots.

   boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for
      drawing and shaping the body of a boot.

   boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
      

   boots and saddles cavalry tactics, the trumpet call which
      is the first signal for mounted drill.

   sly boots. see slyboots, in the vocabulary.
      1913 webster
see also:
boot catcher boot closer boot crimp boot hook boots and saddles sly boots 
slyboots 

Boots >> B Words
Boots, definition of term: Boots
boots_pag1.html