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boot hill

boot hill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boot hil]
    • /but hɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boot hil]
    • /but hɪl/

Definition of boot hill words

  • noun boot hill a cemetery of a frontier settlement, especially one in which gunfighters were buried. 1

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Origin of boot hill

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Boot hill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boot hill popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boot hill usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boot hill

noun boot hill

  • catacomb — Catacombs are ancient underground passages and rooms, especially under a city, where people used to be buried.
  • cemetery — A cemetery is a place where dead people's bodies or their ashes are buried.
  • charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
  • crypt — A crypt is an underground room underneath a church or cathedral.
  • gardenAlexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.

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