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Boot \Boot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Booting}.]
1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed
by it; as, what boots it?
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What booteth it to others that we wish them well,
and do nothing for them? --Hooker.
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What subdued
To change like this a mind so far imbued
With scorn of man, it little boots to know. --Byron.
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What boots to us your victories? --Southey.
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2. To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [Obs.]
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And I will boot thee with what gift beside
Thy modesty can beg. --Shak.
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Booting \Boot"ing\, n.
Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs.] --Sir. J.
Harrington.
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Boot \Boot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Booting}.]
1. To put boots on, esp. for riding.
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Coated and booted for it. --B. Jonson.
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2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [U. S.]
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Booting \Boot"ing\, n.
1. A kind of torture. See {Boot}, n., 2.
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2. A kicking, as with a booted foot. [U. S.]
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