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bootjack

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A former leaf base on the trunk of a palm that resembles the device.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

to steal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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5

noun

Meaning 5

has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: device

History

Etymology

From boot + jack.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kenkärenki — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • German: Stiefelknecht — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Greenlandic: kamillartaat — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Hungarian: fakutya — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Hungarian: csizmahúzó — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Plautdietsch: Steewelkjnajcht — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Spanish: sacabotas — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots
  • Swedish: stövelknekt — a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots