boots

1 of 2

plural of boot

boots

2 of 2

noun

ˈbüts 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

British

: a person who shines shoes especially in a hotel

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from plural of boot entry 3

First Known Use

Noun

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing boots

• (as) tough as old boots
• bossy-boots
• lick someone's boots
• shaking in one's boots/shoes
• too big for one's boots
• wipe one's boots on