wellington boot

Noun

Synonyms: Hessian boot hessian jackboot Wellington

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

(19th century) a man's high tasseled bootSynonyms: Hessian boot hessian jackboot Wellington

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.]