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bootjack

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boot⋅jack

[boot-jak]
–noun
1. a yokelike device for catching the heel of a boot, as a riding boot, to aid in removing it.
2. a notch or molding for the same purpose, cut into a piece of furniture.

Origin:
1835–45; boot 1 + jack 1
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boot·jack   (bōōt'jāk')   
n.  A forked device for holding a boot secure while the foot is being withdrawn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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