blakey

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noun

A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).

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Meanings

blakey1

nounblakey (plural blakeys)

plural blakeys

  1. UKA shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).

    She wouldn't actually bring the shoes herself, but she would drive down with any complaints or remarks. I was expected to know instantly […] which pair she meant out of a sackful, and be able to suggest rubber heels, or a blakey, or whatever she would like.

    1943, Raymond Postgate, Somebody at the Door, page 78

    Synonyms: seg

Blakey2

proper nounBlakey (plural Blakeys)

plural Blakeys

  1. A surname.
nounBlakey (plural Blakeys)

plural Blakeys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of blakey (“metal shoe reinforcement”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).

Similar
seg
Also see
segshoe protector

Origin

Genericized trademark of Blakey's Segs, a British brand of shoe protector, named after John Blakey, who invented them in 1880.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

blakey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blakey

MLA

“blakey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blakey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blakey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blakey.

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