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Definition of bootheel

1 : the heel of a boot
2 : something resembling a bootheel in shape especially : a land formation in the shape of a bootheel the bootheel of Missouri

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“Bootheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bootheel. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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