He placed a bootjack in the doorway for me to sit down upon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880] Reference

Having delivered himself of this solemn preface, he brought the bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit] Reference

He backed away in search of the bootjack, making like it was all a big joke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Come Again No More] Reference

Mrs. Caukins started up stairs whence came sounds of an obstreperous bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flamsted quarries] Reference

"I am WALTER CORAM; but I can't prove it, the villains having stolen my bootjack.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 02, April 9, 1870] Reference

A cast brass folding bootjack, resembling an old style percussion pocket pistol when closed.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"] Reference

"Except for the week you pouted and treated me like something smelly you might scrape on the bootjack.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel's Lady]

He was a kind-hearted man and sent me a wedding present -- a silver bootjack to take off my hunting boots with.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Queen's Error] Reference

I approbate your notion; it's as correct as a bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Attaché; or, Sam Slick in England — Complete] Reference

M'Ivor's unexpected "bear and bootjack" made us laugh heartily.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1] Reference

He turned to his assistant, who stood beside him, bootjack in hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fire-Tongue] Reference

Once as she passed the door of the library he threw a bootjack at her.    From Wordnik.com.  [InstaPunk] Reference

"Leave the room," says master, starting up and catching of his bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference

“Where did ye put 'em?” asked Mr. Ducklow, taking down the bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coupon bonds, and other stories] Reference

Shut the door, you rascal, or I'll throw the bootjack at your wooden head.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hidden Hand] Reference

He then said to his dog, 'Dandie, I cannot find my bootjack; search for it.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anecdotes of Dogs] Reference

"Barbarians!" exclaimed the little man; "using a bootjack instead of a hammer!".    From Wordnik.com.  [Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life] Reference

I itched to throw a bootjack at him, but compromised on doing a little growling myself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.)] Reference

Fancy sending a K.C.B. to call a cab, or ordering a special envoy to fetch the bootjack!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General] Reference

Luther's wedding-ring was shown me; also a fork belonging to a time anterior to our era, and an early bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07] Reference

"The bootjack doesn't make the souvenir; it's the souvenir makes the bootjack, doesn't it?" said Skippy, who was thinking deeply.    From Wordnik.com.  [Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World] Reference

Glennaquoich, I had only to propose to him to carry his d-- d bear and bootjack party per pale, or in a scutcheon of pretence, or in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waverley — Volume 2] Reference

It would not look well to see a lady struggling out of a pair of wet boots with the help of a bootjack and a couple of chambermaids.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid] Reference

Mr. Morgan, after performing his duties on the first floor, had a pleasure in making the old lady fetch him his bootjack and his slippers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of Pendennis] Reference

The thing is of about as much use as a bootjack. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Second Violin] Reference

He says I’m better than a bootjack and I expect I am—so push!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comanche Moon] Reference

Four saucepans, two trays, a kettle, a bootjack, and a towel-horse. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Simpleton] Reference

Oh! -- well, 'what can't be cured must be endured' -- hold me the bootjack, sir. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life] Reference

I threw my bootjack at the cat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Path to Home] Reference

"I have a bootjack and a hair-comb.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Andersen's Fairy Tales] Reference

While she her father's bootjack worked.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)] Reference

Come home, dear, and I'll find your bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Little Women] Reference

I'm like a old bootjack -- kicked in a corner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I] Reference

Where's the bootjack?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lady Good-for-Nothing] Reference

A big bootjack.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse] Reference