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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Bootlessly
BOOT’LESSLY, adv. Without use or profit.
BOOT’-TOPPING, n. [boot and top.] The operation of cleansing a ship’s bottom, near the surface of the water, by scraping off the grass, slime, shells, c. and daubing it with a mixture of tallow, sulphur and rosin.
BOOT’-TREE, or BOOT’-LAST, n. An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Bootlessly," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 2, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULBFYCNQHSDSRP5.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Bootlessly." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 2 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULBFYCNQHSDSRP5.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Bootlessly' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 2 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULBFYCNQHSDSRP5.
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