congress boot

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of congress boot

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

It rested on a wooden "cricket," and was encased in a carpet slipper that contrasted strikingly with the congress boot that shod his other foot.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman

"Cheer up, Tutt," said he, pushing a box of stogies toward his partner with the toe of his congress boot.

From Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Train, Arthur Cheney