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[ guhm-boot ] / ˈgʌmˌbut /
Origin of gumbootAn Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gum1 + boot1 Words nearby gumbootgum benzoin, gum bichromate process, gumbo, gumboil, gumbo-limbo, gumboot, gumboots, gumbotil, gum dammar, gum digger, gum digger's spear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gumbootThe officer, becoming annoyed at the delay, sent back the message: "Who's the fool who lost his gumboot?" 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various Pamphlets proclaimed the creed of open warfare and bade perish the thought of gumboot or of trench. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry|G. K. Rose From a bottle she took from its hiding-place, Gumboot Annie poured out a generous dose. Scarlett of the Mounted|Marguerite Merington Reeling from the shelter of a ruined cabin, "Gumboot Annie!" Scarlett of the Mounted|Marguerite Merington
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