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combat boot

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Definition of combat boot

: a heavy laced leather boot especially with a wide cuff buckled above the ankle

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First Known Use of combat boot

1944, in the meaning defined above

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“Combat boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combat%20boot. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

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