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caulk boot
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
a strong boot the sole of which is studded with steel spikes, or caulks, used by loggers to keep from slipping on wet or sloping logs.
See: caulked boot
Quotations
1930
Oh Friends and choker setters, I know it will be tough; / Our caulk shoes will be heavy, the ground is steep and rough.
1966
[The logger] was a pack-sack citizen and appeared on Skid Row streets complete with dirty Stanfields and caulk boots which would be later hocked for the last bottle.
2 — Figurative use
See quote.
Quotations
1964
In the course of the budget debate, I look for Mr. Gibson to launch a caulk-boot attack on this move. . . .