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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 legplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


IRON BOOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

boot; iron boot; iron heel; the 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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