Boot, v. i. To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.
Boot, n. Booty; spoil. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
Boot"black` (&?;), n. One who blacks boots.
Boot"ed (&?;), a. 1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire.
2. (Zoöl.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; -- said of the tarsus of some birds.
Boot*ee" (&?;), n. A half boot or short boot.
||Bo*ö"tes (b*"tz), n. [L. Bootes, Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow.] (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus.
Booth (b), n. [OE. bothe; cf. Icel. bð, Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode, G. bude, baude; from the same root as AS. ban to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem. bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl. bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both.] 1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight materials, for temporary occupation. Camden.
2. A covered stall or temporary structure in a fair or market, or at a polling place.
Boot"hale` (&?;), v. t. & i. [Boot, for booty + hale.] To forage for booty; to plunder. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Boot"hose` (&?;), n. 1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. Shak.