gumboot

[ guhm-boot ]

noun

1. a rubber boot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumboot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; gum ¹ + boot ¹

Example Sentences

Much of the research is taking place at a Palmerston North campus, which some have jokingly taken to calling Gumboot Valley, in a nod to Silicon Valley.

From Seattle Times

The gumboot chiton is not a glamorous creature.

From New York Times

“There wasn’t too much of a rivalry,” Isabella Iti, 10, said after the gumboot toss.

From Reuters

There, the couple split off and each led a team of cheering children in a competition to see who could through a rubber rainboot - known locally as a ‘gumboot’ - the farthest.

From Reuters

“We wanted to give the royal couple a taste of rural New Zealand, and there’s nothing more quintessentially Kiwi than a gumboot throw!” he said.

From Reuters