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Definition of Boots and saddles

Boots and saddles
Boot Boot, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of uncertain origin.] 1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. 2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and the leg. --Bp. Burnet. 3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode; also, a low outside place before and behind the body of the coach. [Obs.] 4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. 5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud. 6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof. Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift. Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots. Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot. Boot hook, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. Boots and saddles (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which is the first signal for mounted drill. Sly boots. See Slyboots, in the Vocabulary.

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- "Boots and Saddles" is a bugle call sounded for mounted troops to mount and take their place in line. In the British Army it is used as a parade call....
- Boots and Saddles may refer to: Boots and Saddles (bugle call) Boots and Saddles (TV series), an American Western television series Boots and Saddles...
- Boots and Saddles is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from 1957 to 1959. Set in 1870, the series depicts activities of...
- soldier's wife. — Elizabeth 'Libbie' Custer, from her first book Boots and Saddles, on her life and adventures with her husband. After the war, George reverted...
- Boots and Saddles is a 1937 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Judith Allen. It was produced and...
- American retailer of cowboy boots and Western-style apparel. The company got its start as a direct-to-consumer business and is headquartered in Austin...
- between 1950 and 1961: Big Town, Boots and Saddles, and Manhunt. McVey was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His education included undergraduate and law degrees...
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- syndicated western television series, Boots and Saddles, which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in films in a...