Boot Hill

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Boot Hill

proper noun

US Name used for many cemeteries in the American Old West; nickname for any cemetery. Every few days some unfortunate was buried on Boot Hill, a victim of his own inexpertness with the six-shooter.
Similar: cemetery
slang The position of short leg.

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@misc{boot_hill_2026,
  title = {Boot Hill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boot%20hill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}