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gumboot

[ guhm-boot ]

/ ˈgʌmˌbut /

noun

a rubber boot.

Origin of gumboot

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gum¹ + boot¹

Words nearby gumboot

gum up, gumball, gumbo, gumbo-limbo, gumboil, gumboot, gumboots, gumbotil, gumdrop, gumi, gumlands

Example sentences from the Web for gumboots

We change into gumboots in an old cellar and our journey commences.

The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |G. K. Rose
The men crept along on sodden, swollen feet—no gumboots had been obtainable.

On the King's Service |Innes Logan

British Dictionary definitions for gumboots

gumboots

/ (ˈɡʌmˌbuːts) /

pl n

another name for Wellington boots (def. 1)