boot-grease
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]boot-grease (countable and uncountable, plural boot-greases)
- Any of various greasy preparations designed to be applied externally to leather footwear.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 184:
- He was much pleased at the prospect of the oil he would get from him, turned the heavy creature from one side to the other, fondled him like a baby, and assured me he was a "stunning fat sea-cub," which should be welcomed at home for boot-grease and lamp-oil.