name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
blakey
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CMU ARPABET: B L EY1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seg
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of blakey (“metal shoe reinforcement”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
Genericized trademark of Blakey's Segs, a British brand of shoe protector, named after John Blakey, who invented them in 1880.