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Meaning of WELLINGTON BOOT

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
 
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 Synonyms: hessian, Hessian boot, jackboot, Wellington
 
 See Also: boot

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wel"ling*ton boot\ [After the Duke of
Wellington.]
A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the
knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.
 

 

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