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BOOT AND SADDLE

\bˈuːt and sˈadə͡l], \bˈuːt and sˈadə‍l], \b_ˈuː_t a_n_d s_ˈa_d_əl]\

Definitions of BOOT AND SADDLE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Mil.) Preparatory trumpetcall for cavalry mounted parade. Bootikin, Boot, Boots. Used judicially in Scotland-not after 1690. A case of wood for the leg, into which wedges were driven, to extort confession.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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