| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. The person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BOOT CATCHER
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Boot catcher | The person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BOOT CATCHER
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Boot catcher | Slang in 1811 | BOOT CATCHER. The servant at an inn whose business it is to clean the boots of the guest. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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