BOOT HILL


Meaning of BOOT HILL in English

noun

Usage: sometimes capitalized B&H

Etymology: so called from the supposition that most persons buried there died with their boots on

West : a burial-ground especially for men killed in gunfights

as a wild town in early days, it had its boot hill and knew … notorious gunfighters — American Guide Series: Texas

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