wellington boot

2 definitions found

wellington boot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wellington boot \Wel"ling*ton boot\ [After the Duke of
     Wellington.]
     A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the
     knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

wellington boot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Wellington boot
      n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian boot
           , hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot
           ]