seaboot

[see-boot]

noun

1. a high, waterproof wading boot worn for fishing and sailing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seaboot¹

First recorded in 1850–55; sea + boot ¹

Example Sentences

Early in the month, we received a request from the local Naval Comforts Committee, to utilise some redundant seaboot stockings by having them unpicked and re-knitted into polo-necked jerseys.

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