waterbootn.1
/ˈwɔːtəbuːt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌbut/, /ˈwɑdərˌbut/ A waterproof boot, esp. one which extends up to or beyond the knee.
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waterboot1477
ankle-jack1800
quarter-jack1809
mud boot1824
1477–8 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 133 Item, Johi. Rome pro ixuem nouis paribus ocrea. vcat. waterbootes empt. pro Carpentar. & Cementarijs operant. in operibus aquaticis.
1508–9 in D. Dymond Reg. Thetford Priory (1995) I. 246 For a peyr of water bootes.
1779 G. Boswell Treat. on watering Meadows 19 Stout large Water Boots, Whose tops will draw up half the length of the thigh, are indispensible.
1813 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 88 I tramped in water boots to the town of Christchurch.
1883 Great Internat. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. 62 Water Boots of all lengths.
1924 M. H. Mason Arctic Forests 251 They had no water-boots to help them travel over the wet ice.
1987 M. Collins Angel i. 3 They slapped cutlasses against waterboots as they enjoyed the joke.
2010 Mirror (Ulster ed.) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 7 Shoppers in some cases had to wade through flood water to grab a bargain and exchange thermal footwear for waterboots to make their purchases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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