Blakeyn.
/ˈbleɪki/, U.S. /ˈbleɪki/ Used absol. and †in the possessive, to designate a kind of metal protector for a boot (esp. a heel- or toe-cap). Cf. seg n.3 (Formerly a proprietary name.)
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1887 Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 Mar. 307 Blakey's boot protectors No. 58,882... John Blakey, trading also as E. Blakey and Sons, Lady Lane, Leeds; Manufacturer of boot protectors, machinist, and leather factor.
1889 Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 July 617 Blakey... Metal boot protectors. John Blakey.., Leeds.
1969 Daily Tel. 15 Feb. 16/1 Their footsteps sounded each alike—no tip-tap of a high-heeled Miss, no rasp of the farmhand's blakeys.
1974 P. Cave Mama (new ed.) ix. 71 Tucked into the waistband of his trousers was a wicked-looking knife, and heavy metal blakeys had been driven in to the front of his boots.
1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 717/4 I always wore Blakeys (the iron plates fixed to the heels of boots which struck wonderful sparks from the pavements) because they saved cobbler's bills.
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