top boot

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noun

a high boot, especially one having a cuff of a different material, color, etc., from the rest of the boot.

Origin of top boot

First recorded in 1760–70

Words Nearby top boot

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How to use top boot in a sentence

Under this same lilac bush was found a top boot, which turned out to be the fellow of the boot already found in the bedroom.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes | Various
Their descendant, the top-boot, has reformed itself wonderfully, and nearly all the inconvenience has been got rid of.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 | Various
Pelikan had brought writing materials, a portable inkstand in his trouser pocket, and a quill pen in his top-boot.
The Yellow Rose | Mr Jkai
A top-boot and a tennis shoe make a highly effective combination.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, November 9th, 1895 | Various
Saying which, the man in the white hat set to work upon a top-boot with increased assiduity.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2) | Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for top boot

top boot

noun

a high boot, often with a decorative or contrasting upper section

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