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gum boot

noun

Definition of gum boot 

: a rubber boot

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 The cost includes meals, wine and beer, accommodations, gum boots, and guiding. — Sunset, "The West’s Best Place for a Wildlife Safari," 22 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of gum boot

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gum boot was in 1850

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