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blucher

(blo̵̅o̅′c̸hər, -kər)

noun

a heavy half boot
a kind of shoe in which the upper laps over the vamp, which is of one piece with the tongue

Origin: after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

See blucher in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A high shoe or half boot.
A shoe having the vamp and tongue made of one piece and the quarters lapping over the vamp.

Origin:

Origin: After Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

.

Prussian field marshal whose leadership of the Prussian army was crucial in the campaigns against Napoleon.

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