toecap
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
toecap (plural toecaps)
- A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes.
- 1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 5:
- He had been warming his feet by the fire when his toecaps - a wartime economy measure - burst into flames.
- (especially) a piece of hard steel or leather on a shoe or boot for protection of the toes.
Translations[edit]
part of an item of footwear that protects the toes