half-boot

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf boot]
- /hæf, hɑf but/
- /hɑːf buːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf boot]
- /hæf, hɑf but/

Definitions of half-boot word

noun half-boot a boot reaching about halfway to the knee. 1
noun half-boot a boot reaching to the midcalf 0
noun half-boot a boot extending halfway up the lower leg 0
noun half-boot A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. 0

See all 4 definitions of half-boot

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Origin of half-boot

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Half-boot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-boot

half-boot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for half-boot

noun half-boot

chaps — Chaps are leather leggings without a seat that are sometimes worn by cowboys over their pants.
puttees — a long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn especially formerly as part of a soldier's uniform.

All 2 Synonyms of half-boot