gumboot

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noun

A type of boot made of rubber.

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Wellington boot
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Meanings

noungumboot (countable and uncountable, plural gumboots)

plural gumboots · alternative gum boot

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcountableuncountableA type of boot made of rubber.
  2. South AfricauncountableA style of popular music traditionally associated with gold miners.
  3. New ZealandcountableuncountableGeneric black tea.
  4. countableuncountableA chiton (kind of marine mollusc).

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Wellington boot
Also see
chitongalosh

Origin

From gum + boot.

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Translations

Bulgarian галош
  • галош (galoš)boot made of rubber
Finnish kumisaapas
  • kumisaapasboot made of rubber
Hungarian gumicsizma
  • gumicsizmaboot made of rubber
Icelandic stígvél
  • stígvélboot made of rubber
Irish buatais rubair
  • buatais rubairboot made of rubber
Māori kamupūtu
  • kamupūtuboot made of rubber
Norwegian Bokmål gummistøvel
  • gummistøvelboot made of rubber
Polish gumiak, gumowiec
  • gumiakboot made of rubber
  • gumowiecboot made of rubber
  • kaloszboot made of rubber
Russian рези́новый сапо́г
  • рези́новый сапо́г (rezínovyj sapóg)boot made of rubber
Scottish Gaelic bòtann
  • bòtannboot made of rubber
Swedish gummistövel
  • gummistövelboot made of rubber
Cite this entry
APA

gumboot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboot

MLA

“gumboot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gumboot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gumboot.

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