toecap

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noun

A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes.

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Meanings

nountoecap (plural toecaps)

plural toecaps

  1. A piece of leather or other material on a shoe or boot that covers the toes.

    He had been warming his feet by the fire when his toecaps - a wartime economy measure - burst into flames.

    1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 5
    1. especiallya piece of hard steel or leather on a shoe or boot for protection of the toes.

Origin

From toe + cap.

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Translations

Catalan bigotera
  • bigoterapart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Finnish kärjys
  • kärjyspart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
German Vorderkappe
  • Vorderkappepart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Irish barraicín
  • barraicínpart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Māori pāengaenga
  • pāengaengapart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Polish podnosek
  • podnosekpart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Portuguese bico
  • bicopart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Russian подно́сок
  • подно́сок (podnósok)part of an item of footwear that protects the toes
Welsh trwyn esgid, capandrwyn
  • trwyn esgidpart of an item of footwear that protects the toes
  • capandrwynpart of an item of footwear that protects the toes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

capoteTecopaacepot
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“toecap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toecap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toecap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toecap.

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