wellington
noun/ˈwelɪŋtən/
/ˈwelɪŋtən/
(also wellington boot, informal welly)
(all British English) (North American English rubber boot)
- one of a pair of long rubber boots, usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet
- a pair of wellingtons
Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852).
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