Wellington boots
Britishplural noun
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Often shortened to: wellies. Also called: gumboots. wellingtons. knee-length or calf-length rubber or rubberized boots, worn esp in wet conditions
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military leather boots covering the front of the knee but cut away at the back to allow easier bending of the knee
Etymology
Origin of Wellington boots
C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2
Example Sentences
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It is only when he is eventually moved into a cubicle that the nurse has time to remove his muddy Wellington boots.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
It follows the country’s loud umbrellas and neon-blue Wellington boots of 2012 in London, along with its “Beetlejuice” stripes in Rio in 2016.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
May 1981: At Balmoral shortly before her wedding, Diana wears a bright, playful Peruvian sweater with velvet trousers and a pair of Wellington boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
It is illegal to wear Wellington boots in Waterloo, Belgium.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017
A hundred yards away a dump of Wellington boots, gas masks and capes was fired, and acrid smoke enveloped the line of men pushing forward to the bridge.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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