boot strap
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boot-strap — loop at the top of a boot used to help in pulling it on … English contemporary dictionary
boot strap — See: PULL ONESELF UP BY THE BOOTSTRAPS … Dictionary of American idioms
boot\ strap — See: pull oneself up by the bootstraps … Словарь американских идиом
boot|strap — … Useful english dictionary
boot-strap — … Useful english dictionary
boot strap business — A venture started with very little capital … American business jargon
Strap — Strap, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. {Strophe}). Cf. {Strop} a strap, a piece of rope.] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strap bolt — Strap Strap, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. {Strophe}). Cf. {Strop} a strap, a piece of rope.] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strap head — Strap Strap, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. {Strophe}). Cf. {Strop} a strap, a piece of rope.] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strap hinge — Strap Strap, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist, to turn (cf. {Strophe}). Cf. {Strop} a strap, a piece of rope.] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
