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trotter case en · NOUN
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(idiomatic, in-plural, slang) A shoe or boot.
1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
So he at once expressed his readiness; and, kneeling on the floor, while the Dodger sat upon the table so that he could take his foot in his laps, he applied himself to a process which Mr. Dawkins designated as “japanning his trotter-cases.” The phrase, rendered into plain English, signifieth, cleaning his boots.
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