daisy roots

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von daisy roots im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Boots or other footwear

Use: More commonly shortened into daisies.

Silbentrennung

Dai·sy roots

Türkische aussprache

deyzi ruts

Aussprache

/ˈdāzē ˈro͞ots/ /ˈdeɪziː ˈruːts/

Etymologie

() 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 1950's: "he's got such a job to pull them off that 'e calls them daisy roots".