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Definition of Bootikin
1. n. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.
Definition of Bootikin
1. Noun. (obsolete) A small boot or gaiter. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) The boot (torture device). ¹
3. Noun. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bootikin
1. an infant's legging [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bootikin
Literary usage of Bootikin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"Take notice, I write so much better without fingers than with, that I advise you
to try a bootikin. To be sure, the operation is a little slower ..."
2. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"Take notice, I write so much better without fingers than with, that I advise you
to try a bootikin. To be sure, the operation is a little slower; ..."
3. A Short History of Mediaeval Peoples: From the Dawn of the Christian Era to by Robinson Souttar (1907)
"In connection with the mutiny on the Rhine we first hear of Caligula (bootikin),
who was destined to succeed Tiberius. His name was Gaius and he was the ..."
4. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"Take notice, I write so much better without fingers than with, that I advise you
to try a bootikin. To be sure, the operation is a little slower ..."
5. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"Take notice, I write so much better without fingers than with, that I advise you
to try a bootikin. To be sure, the operation is a little slower; ..."
6. A Short History of Mediaeval Peoples: From the Dawn of the Christian Era to by Robinson Souttar (1907)
"In connection with the mutiny on the Rhine we first hear of Caligula (bootikin),
who was destined to succeed Tiberius. His name was Gaius and he was the ..."
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