bootheel

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅thēl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
boot•heel  (bo̅o̅thēl′),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
  1. Place Namesan area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
  • boot1 + heel1; so called from the shape on the map; compare panhandle


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