seven-league boots
[ sev-uh n-leeg ]
/ ˈsɛv ənˌlig /
plural noun
fairy-tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride.
Origin of seven-league boots
1805–15; translation of French
bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, especially
Le petit Poucet (English
Hop-o'-my-Thumb)
Words nearby seven-league boots
seven wonders of the world,
seven years' war,
seven-card stud,
seven-eleven,
seven-inch,
seven-league boots,
seven-segment display,
seven-seven,
seven-spot,
seven-up,
seven-year itch