half boot

noun

1. a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.

half-boot

noun

1. a boot reaching to the midcalf

Word History and Origins

Origin of half boot¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Soon he had invested almost all his money in boots, half boots, and shoes, and had ordered them to be packed for the journey to Bourbon.

From Literature

Or will their fly half boot it as high in the air as he can?

From The Guardian

I picked out two matching shirts and a tie, some socks and dressy half boots.

From Literature

A kind of half boot, named from the Prussian general Blcher.

From Project Gutenberg

The Laplanders, unlike us, wear no heels to their half boots.

From Project Gutenberg