"trotter case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trotter cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trotter case (plural trotter cases)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A shoe or boot. Tags: idiomatic, in-plural, slang
    Sense id: en-trotter_case-en-noun-avbi1cTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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