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IRON BOOT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron boot mean?

• IRON BOOT (noun)
The noun IRON BOOT has 1 sense:

1. an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

Familiarity information: IRON BOOT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• IRON BOOT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

iron boot; iron heel; the boot; boot

Hypernyms ("iron boot" is a kind of...):

instrument of torture (an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person)

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