| 单词 | ankle-jack |
| 释义 | > as lemmasankle-jack ankle-jack n. now historical a type of lace-up boot reaching to just above the ankle; cf. jack n.8 ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > heavy or strong > jack-boot jackboot1686 ankle-jack1800 jack1801 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > heavy or strong > jack-boot > types of waterboot1477 ankle-jack1800 quarter-jack1809 mud boot1824 1800 Reading Mercury 5 May (advt.) Half and quarter boots, ancle jacks, &c. for ready money, on reasonable terms. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 152 He changed his shoes, and put on an unparalleled pair of ankle-jacks. 1903 F. T. Bullen Sea-wrack 198 On his feet were a pair of ancient ankle-jacks discarded by some navvy. 2009 E. Clio Faraway War i. 4 Helping himself with the heels of his ankle-jacks, Reeve turned on his buttocks. < as lemmas |
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