half boot

American

noun

a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.

half-boot British

noun

a boot reaching to the midcalf

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Etymology

Origin of half boot

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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Soon he had invested almost all his money in boots, half boots, and shoes, and had ordered them to be packed for the journey to Bourbon.

From Literature

Or will their fly half boot it as high in the air as he can?

From The Guardian

I picked out two matching shirts and a tie, some socks and dressy half boots.

From Literature

A kind of half boot, named from the Prussian general Blcher.

From Project Gutenberg

Their breeches, made of the coarse and slight woollen cloth of the country called walmal, reach down to their feet, tapering gradually to the bottom, and are tied with a bandage over their half boots.

From Project Gutenberg

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