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- [guhm-boot]
- /ˈgʌmˌbut/
- /ˈɡʌm.buːt/
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- [guhm-boot]
- /ˈgʌmˌbut/
Definitions of gumboot word
- noun gumboot a rubber boot. 1
- noun gumboot (New Zealand, British) A type of boot made of rubber. 1
- countable noun gumboot Gumboots are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. 0
- noun gumboot a Wellington boot 0
- noun gumboot a high rubber boot 0
- noun gumboot (New Zealand, Britain) A type of boot made of rubber. 0
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Origin of gumboot
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; gum1 + boot1
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Parts of speech for Gumboot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gumboot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gumboot usage trend in Literature
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