congress boot

noun

a high shoe with elastic sides, worn by men in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Nearby words

congregational, congregational church, congregationalism, congregationalists, congress, congress boot, congress of industrial organizations, congress of vienna, congress on racial equality, congress party, congressional

Origin of congress boot

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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