Oregon boot

noun

A heavy metal shackle attached to prisoners' legs to impede movement.

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Meanings

nounOregon boot (plural Oregon boots)

plural Oregon boots

  1. A heavy metal shackle attached to prisoners' legs to impede movement.

Origin

Once used in Oregon State Penitentiary.

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APA

Oregon boot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregon%20boot

MLA

“Oregon boot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregon%20boot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oregon boot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregon%20boot.

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