trotter case

English

Noun

trotter case (plural trotter cases)

1. (slang, idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A shoe or boot.
   • 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

     So he at once expressed his readiness; and, kneeling on the floor, while the Dodger sat upon the table so that he could take his foot in his laps, he applied himself to a process which Mr. Dawkins designated as “japanning his trotter-cases.” The phrase, rendered into plain English, signifieth, cleaning his boots.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary