"seven-league boots" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seven-league boot [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=seven-league boots|sg=seven-league boot}} seven-league boots pl (normally plural, singular seven-league boot)
  1. (folklore, fairy tale) A pair of boots enabling the wearer to cross seven leagues at one stride. Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Fairy tale, Fictional abilities, Folklore, Footwear Translations (boots enabling great stride): botes de set llegües [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 七里靴 (qīlǐ xuē) (Chinese Mandarin), sedmimílové boty [feminine, plural] (Czech), zevenmijlslaarzen [feminine, plural] (Dutch), seitsmepenikoormasaapad [plural] (Estonian), seitsemän peninkulman saappaat [plural] (Finnish), bottes de sept lieues [feminine, plural] (French), Siebenmeilenstiefel [masculine, plural] (German), hétmérföldes csizma [singular] (Hungarian), sjömílnaskór [masculine, plural] (Icelandic), stivali delle sette leghe [masculine, plural] (Italian), жүрдек етік (jürdek etık) (Kazakh), siedmiomilowe buty [masculine, plural] (Polish), botas de sete léguas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), сапоги́-скорохо́ды (sapogí-skoroxódy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), семими́льные сапоги́ (semimílʹnyje sapogí) [masculine, plural] (Russian), botas de siete leguas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), sjumilastövlar [plural] (Swedish), чо́боти-скорохо́ди (čóboty-skoroxódy) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), семими́льні чо́боти (semymýlʹni čóboty) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-seven-league_boots-en-noun-dMUlsP1H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

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      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
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        "plural"
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      "word": "Siebenmeilenstiefel"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
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      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
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      ],
      "word": "sjömílnaskór"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "stivali delle sette leghe"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "jürdek etık",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "word": "жүрдек етік"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "siedmiomilowe buty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "botas de sete léguas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sapogí-skoroxódy",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "сапоги́-скорохо́ды"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "semimílʹnyje sapogí",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "семими́льные сапоги́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "botas de siete leguas"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sjumilastövlar"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čóboty-skoroxódy",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "semymýlʹni čóboty",
      "sense": "boots enabling great stride",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "семими́льні чо́боти"
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}

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