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Wel·ling·ton (wel′iŋ tən)

noun

  1. a high leather boot, traditionally extending just above the knee in front, and just below in back
  2. a waterproof boot of leather or, usually now, rubber, worn in wet weather

Etymology: after 1st Duke of Wellington

In full Wellington boot
Wellington2 definition

Wel·ling·ton (wel′iŋ tən)

Wellington, 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley) 1769-1852; Brit. general & statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister (1828-30): called the Iron Duke
Wellington3 definition

Wel·ling·ton (wel′iŋ tən)

capital of New Zealand: seaport in S North Island, on Cook Strait: pop. 149,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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