Wellington boots

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.
Also, wellington boot.
Also called Wellington, wel·ling·ton.


Origin:
1810–20; after the 1st Duke of Wellington
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Wellington boots is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Wellington boots
 
pl n
1.  (Brit) gumboots, Also called: wellingtons, Often shortened to: wellies knee-length or calf-length rubber or rubberized boots, worn esp in wet conditions
2.  military leather boots covering the front of the knee but cut away at the back to allow easier bending of the knee
 
[C19: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington2]

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