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iron duke wellington

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Wel⋅ling⋅ton

[wel-ing-tuhn]
–noun
1. 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley; “the Iron Duke”), 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
2. Wellington boot.
3. a seaport in and the capital of New Zealand, on S North Island. 349,628.
4. beef Wellington.
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Wellington 
boot so called from 1817, for Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), who also in his lifetime had a style of coat, hat, and trousers named for him as well as a variety of apple and pine tree.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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