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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 September 15, 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. 15 Sep. 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 15 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ULBFYCNQHSDSRP5.
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