toecap
nounEtymology From toe + cap.
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:
2
Especially a piece of hard steel or leather on a shoe or boot for protection of the toes.
- Derived terms
- toecapped