/sluy"boohts'/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
an engagingly sly or mischievous person.
[ 1690-1700; SLY + boots (pl. of BOOT 1 ), used metonymically; cf. BOOTS ]
/sluy"boohts'/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
an engagingly sly or mischievous person.
[ 1690-1700; SLY + boots (pl. of BOOT 1 ), used metonymically; cf. BOOTS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012