Wellington boot
Americannoun
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a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
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a rubber or water-repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it.
Etymology
Origin of Wellington boot
First recorded in 1810–20; after the 1st Duke of Wellington
Example Sentences
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The parents of four-year-old Oscar said his wellington boot got caught between the side of the escalator at London Bridge on New Year's Day.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023
The clothes worn by Dame Shirley Bassey on stage at Glastonbury in 2007, involving a couture pink gown, designed by Julien MacDonald, and diamante-studded wellington boot will also feature.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
Tell that imperiously to your mum when she’s unwrapped it and is pretending it’s so much better than the sheepskin wellington boot insoles she asked for.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2016
The brand, which specializes in cool, outdoor-inspired clothes, installed multiple waterfalls in the dimly-lit show space and had models walk around a dark pool in parkas, rain ponchos and its signature wellington boot.
From US News • Feb. 23, 2015
Such are albert chain, brougham, victoria, wellington boot.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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