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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1881

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BOILT, adj. ? Applied to leather made flexible by special treatment.Edb. 1881 (6th ed.) J. Smith Jenny Blair's Maunderings 11:
An ancient pair o' boilt shoes.

[Cf. Fr. cuir bouilli, boiled leather — i.e. leather treated in such a way as to make it firm and flexible (R.G.). See Hatz. and Darm. s.v. cuir.]

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