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▪ I. ˈwater-boot1
= boots2.
1665–76Ray Flora 133 The double Marsh-marigold is no other than that we commonly call the Water-Boot. 1846[Anne Pratt] Wild Flowers of Year 27 The marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is well known in villages as the water⁓blob and water-boot.
▪ II. ˈwater-boot2
[boot n.3]
A kind of jackboot designed for the use of those who have to stand or walk in water.
1813P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 88, I tramped in water boots to the town of Christchurch. 1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 62 Water Boots of all lengths. 1887Baring-Gould Gaverocks x, Last time I went up clattering in my water⁓boots; I'm to go in pumps, that is what she means. |