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boots

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
\ ˈbüts How to pronounce boots (audio) \

Definition of boots

British
: a servant who shines shoes especially in a hotel

First Known Use of boots

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for boots

from plural of boot entry 3

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