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Noun: iron boot  I(-u)rn boot
Usage: archaic
  1. An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
    "The prisoner was threatened with the iron boot during interrogation";
    - boot [archaic], the boot [archaic]

Derived forms: iron boots

Type of: instrument of torture

Encyclopedia: Iron boot