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单词 wellington boot
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Wellington boot

or wellington boot


noun

a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
a rubber or water-repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it.
half Wellington.
Also called Wellington, wel·ling·ton.

Origin of Wellington boot

First recorded in 1810–20; after the 1st Duke of Wellington

Words nearby Wellington boot

well-illustrated, well in, well-informed, Wellingborough, Wellington, Wellington boot, Wellington boots, Wellington, duke of, wellingtonia, well-intentioned, well-judged
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Example sentences from the Web for Wellington boot

  • Outside the window the upper-leather of a Wellington-boot was usually hung, pegged to a board as if to dry.

    Under the Greenwood Tree|Thomas Hardy
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