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02-23-2016, 09:57 AM

Old_Doc

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Trunk/boot

I know why we Americans call the storage space usually at the rear of the car a trunk. Can any one give me the origin of the term "boot" used in the UK.

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02-24-2016, 01:39 AM

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How's this?

World Wide Words: Boot and trunk

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02-24-2016, 07:19 PM

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Yea boot always confused me. I guess it is just what you are used to based on where you live.

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02-25-2016, 01:23 PM

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Boots/trunks, bonnets/hoods, wings/fenders all seem reasonably logically developed variations of our 'shared' language, but where on earth did your lug nuts come from when our wheel nuts seem so unambiguous?

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