# daisy roots

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Boots or other footwear

## Etymology
Derives from a simile between daisies (the roots of which are hard to eradicate) and boots which are hard to take off.
It is referred to in the traditional song "My Old Man's a Dustman" recorded by Lonnie Donegan during the 1950s: "he's got such a job to pull them off that 'e calls them daisy roots".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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