Wellington boots

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Also called: gumboots, wellingtons British knee-length or calf-length rubber or rubberized boots, worn esp in wet conditionsOften shortened to: wellies

military leather boots covering the front of the knee but cut away at the back to allow easier bending of the knee

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Word Origin for Wellington boots

C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington 2

Words nearby Wellington boots

well in, well-informed, Wellingborough, Wellington, Wellington boot, Wellington boots, Wellington, duke of, wellingtonia, well-intentioned, well-judged, well-justified

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How to use Wellington boots in a sentence

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Sometimes there would be caricatures in which his body was swallowed up by his boots.
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For the next hour, she verbally humiliated him while he licked her boots and feet until they were completely cleaned.
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Under the table, I could see that his combat boots were actually black sneakers, frayed at the seams.
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"I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.
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Isaac Bolum had fixed himself comfortably on two legs of his chair, with the projecting soles of his boots caught behind the rung.
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Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.
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When the first sunbeam gleamed through the window of Bat's tiny kitchen, I arose, pulled on my boots and went to feed my horse.
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She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.
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