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gumboot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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gum·boot /ˈɡʌmbuːt/ noun [countable] British English old-fashioned  DCCa tall boot made of rubber that you wear to keep your feet dry 长筒橡胶靴 SYN wellington boot
Examples from the Corpus
gumbootHe turned up shortly after ten in gumboots, corduroys, pullover and the trusty green weatherproof.Gates claims that its gumboots - made from natural rubber - are an altogether greener welly.The right footwear for venturing the riverside path, short of gumboots.It's already as big as Pa's gumboot.
Origin gumboot (1800-1900) gum rubber + boot
gum·boot nounChineseSyllable
keep tall that made a Corpus to you boot of wear rubber


gumboot
gumboot /ˈɡʌmbuːt/ noun [countable] British English old-fashioned
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: gum 'rubber' + boot
a tall boot made of rubber that you wear to keep your feet dry
   SYN  wellington boot


gum·bootBrE /ˈɡʌmbuːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌmbuːt/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, BrE) = wellington