half boot
noun
a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
Origin of half boot
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby half boot
half and half nail,
half bath,
half binding,
half blood,
half board,
half boot,
half brother,
half buck,
half cadence,
half cent,
half cock
Example sentences from the Web for half-boot
I ventured to express my doubts; Tom whipped off his half-boot, turned down his sock, and exclaimed triumphantly, "Look at that!"
British Dictionary definitions for half-boot
half-boot
noun
a boot reaching to the midcalf