Wellington boot

Uncommon card · No. 99697

A Wellington boot, gumboot, rubber boot, rain boot, rainboot, or welly for short, is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber. Originally a type of leather riding boot adapted from Hessian boots, a style of military footwear, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by the Anglo-Irish military officer and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. They became a staple of practical footwear for the British aristocracy and the British middle class in the early 19th century. The term was subsequently applied to waterproof rubber boots ubiquitously worn today in a range of agricultural and outdoors pursuits.

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