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* the compartment at the back of car in which luggage is stored (this is called the ] in the USA). * the compartment at the back of car in which luggage is stored (this is called the ] in the USA).


] (founded by ]) is the dominant high-street pharmacy chain in the United Kngdom. The range of products now sold by Boots far exceeds the normal stock of a pharmaceutical retailer and it now more akin to a ]. ] (founded by ]) is the dominant high-street pharmacy chain in the ]. The range of products now sold by Boots far exceeds the normal stock of a pharmaceutical retailer and it now more akin to a ].


A '''boots''' was a (usually very junior) servant whose particular task was the cleaning and polishing of boots and shoes. A '''boots''' was a (usually very junior) servant whose particular task was the cleaning and polishing of boots and shoes.

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A boot is:

Boots The Chemists (founded by John Boot) is the dominant high-street pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom. The range of products now sold by Boots far exceeds the normal stock of a pharmaceutical retailer and it now more akin to a department store.

A boots was a (usually very junior) servant whose particular task was the cleaning and polishing of boots and shoes.

Boot can also be used as a verb, meaning "to kick", or as part of the phrase "to give somebody the boot", meaning to forcibly eject somebody from a room or institution.

In computing, booting is the process of starting up a computer.

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