Wellington boot

American  

Or wellington boot

noun

1. a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.

2. a rubber or water-repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it.

3. half Wellington.

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Etymology

Origin of Wellington boot

First recorded in 1810–20; after the 1st Duke of Wellington

Example Sentences

We just took off in our dirty work clothes and Wellington boots with our farm baskets on our heads.

From Literature

Holding that dark green Wellington boot, my chest suddenly feels tight, like someone is sitting on it.

From Literature

They weren't "the lightest in the world", said Cricket, who wears Wellington boots marked with the letters R and L, but on the wrong feet, in his act.

From BBC

It is only when he is eventually moved into a cubicle that the nurse has time to remove his muddy Wellington boots.

From BBC

This one shook the new reign of Queen Elizabeth II down to its Wellington boots.

From Los Angeles Times