half boot


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half boot

n.
A low boot extending just above the ankle.
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half′ boot`


n.
a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
[1780–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.half boot - a boot reaching halfway up to the kneehalf boot - a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
buskin, combat boot, desert boot, top boot
boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
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The man who growled out these words, was a stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace-up half boots, and grey cotton stockings which inclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling calves;--the kind of legs, which in such costume, always look in an unfinished and incomplete state without a set of fetters to garnish them.
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Two tenders for the supply of (a) safety half boot footwear, also (b) gabardin suits & jackets.
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Two tenders for the supply of (a) two double cabin quarter trucks duly air conditioned of 2013 year model, also (b) brown half boot safety footwear of EN ISO 20345: 2004.
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"He didn't half boot it because he got out of my sight," said Mark, who lives in Guisborough and delivers to Acklam, Linthorpe and Whinney Banks in Middlesbrough .
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Half shoe, half boot, the 'shoot' has survived another season to become one of this winter's most fashionable must-haves for your feet.
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