Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A boot extending to the top of the knee in front but cut low in back.
- noun Chiefly British A waterproof boot of rubber or sometimes leather reaching to below the knee and worn in wet or muddy conditions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A riding-boot with leg extending upward at the rear to the angle of the knee, and high enough in front to cover the knee.
- noun A similar boot, somewhat shorter, worn under the trousers, and fitting the leg closely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One of a pair of
Wellington boots .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After First Duke of Wellington.]
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