ankle bootn.
/ˈaŋkl buːt/, U.S. /ˈæŋk(ə)l ˌbut/ 1. A boot reaching to the ankle.
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1811 Leicester Jrnl. 31 May Had on when he went away, a light cloth coat with dark sleeves, corduroy waistcoat and leather breeches, ancle boots and no stockings.
1917 G. Frankau City of Fear 16 The ankle-boots and the puttees, caked stiff with the Flanders mud.
1936 Discovery July 228/2 Many parachutists wear special ankle boots.
2007 First 1 Oct. 19/1 Turn-up jeans..look cool with rock chick-style ankle boots.
2. A pad or covering strapped round a horse's fetlock for support or protection. Cf. boot n.3 5.
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1835 Satirist 2 Aug. 241/2 (advt.) Horse Girths and Rollers, Kneecaps, with Elastic Springs, improved speedy Cut and Ankle Boots, and Block Rubber Shoes for Horses, &c. &c.
1998 B. Dimmick In Presence of Horses (1999) xiii. 161 I first went to Prima's stall and took off her ankle boots.
2009 J. Shiers Grooming Horses vi. 66/2 Any horse that travels close behind due to conformation, thus putting himself at risk for injury due to interference, may need to wear ankle boots on his hind legs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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