boot-grease

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English

Noun

boot-grease (countable and uncountable, plural boot-greases)

  1. Any of various greasy preparations designed to be applied externally to leather footwear.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 184:
      He was much pleased at the prospect of the oil he would get from him, turned the heavy creature from one side to the other, fondled him like a baby, and assured me he was a "stunning fat sea-cub," which should be welcomed at home for boot-grease and lamp-oil.