Bootle

American

[boot-l] / ˈbut l /

noun

a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.

Bootle British

/ ˈbuːtəl /

noun

a port in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside; on the River Mersey adjoining Liverpool. Pop: 59 123 (2001)

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John Jones, 35, of Stamfordham Drive, Allerton; John Hughes, 31, of no fixed abode and Bernard Flynn, 61, of Knowsley Road, Bootle, have also been charged, Merseyside Police said.

From BBC

And one of the points made obliquely— director Olly Bootle doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings—is that not all dogs are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ben McDonald, from Bootle on Merseyside, set up Boss Pets in February, but this month received the letter from the designer brand demanding he stop using the word, which is widely used in the area to suggest something is great.

From BBC

Mr McDonald, who described himself as "just a lad from Bootle", said he had been given 10 days to take down his website or face legal action.

From BBC

The force knew a DNA profile matching Foy had been found on the magazine of a handgun seized during in a raid at a property in Bootle in November 2019.

From BBC

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