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Wellington boot

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Wellington boot
n.
1. A boot extending to the top of the knee in front but cut low in back.
2. Chiefly British A waterproof boot of rubber or sometimes leather reaching to below the knee and worn in wet or muddy conditions.
[After First Duke of Wellington.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Wellington bootWellington boot - (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
hessian, Hessian boot, jackboot, Wellington
boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg


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He wore a bottle-green spencer over a blue coat; a white waistcoat, grey mixture pantaloons, and Wellington boots drawn over them.
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