boot-black
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Noun edit
boot-black (plural boot-blacks)
- Alternative spelling of bootblack
- 1868, Horatio Alger Jr., Ragged Dick[1]:
- “Thank you,” said Frank; “now you had better brush your own shoes.”
This had not occurred to Dick, for in general the professional boot-black considers his blacking too valuable to expend on his own shoes or boots, if he is fortunate enough to possess a pair.