| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b t |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: boot·ed, boot·ing, boots
To be of help or advantage; avail. | | NOUN: | 1. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S. See lagniappe. 2. Archaic Advantage; avail. | | IDIOM: | to boot In addition; besides: Not only was the new cruise ship the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English boten, to be of help, from Old English b tian, from bt, help. See bhad- in Appendix I.
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