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but.

shoe

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbut//ˈbut/Middle, Polish[ˈbut][ˈbut]

  1. shoe

  2. shoe boot (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg)

  3. synonym of stopa

  4. keel block (wooden base on which the support that holds the ship's hull during rests for construction)

  5. pile shoe (metal tip to a pole that is to be driven into the ground)

  6. synonym of stopa

  7. seventy seven (the number 77 is a game of chance)

    humorous · in-plural · obsolete

  8. boot (horse leg protector, worn for therapeutic purposes)

    Middle · Polish
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Old Czech botbor. Old Polish obućinflu. Old Polish bot Polish but Inherited from Old Polish bot, which see for more on the change in the vowel.

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