01 n. An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into th…
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An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.“The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees.” — Thackeray.