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WELLINGTON BOOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wellington boot mean?
• WELLINGTON BOOT (noun)
The noun WELLINGTON BOOT has 1 sense:
1. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Familiarity information: WELLINGTON BOOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hessian; Hessian boot; jackboot; Wellington; Wellington boot
Hypernyms ("Wellington boot" is a kind of...):
boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
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