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gumboot

[ guhm-boot ]

noun

  1. a rubber boot.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gumboot1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gum 1 + boot 1

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Example Sentences

Gumboot Annie spat deliberately before replying, "Why, that's our specialty."

Gumboot Annie leaned across the counter to inspect the bundle on the sled, from which Jo was now unharnessing the dogs.

From a bottle she took from its hiding-place, Gumboot Annie poured out a generous dose.

Reeling from the shelter of a ruined cabin, "Gumboot Annie!"

The reply came back in due course: "Man lost his gumboot in the mud."

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