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gumboot

gumboot noun: a type of boot made of rubber.

Noun

gumboot (countable and uncountable, plural gumboots)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A type of boot made of rubber.
  2. (South Africa, uncountable) A style of popular music traditionally associated with gold miners.
  3. (New Zealand) Generic black tea.
  4. A chiton (kind of marine mollusc).

Synonyms of gumboot

Forms of gumboot

pluralgumboots
alternative formgum boot

Origin of gumboot

From gum + boot.

Words formed from gumboot

Phrases with gumboot

Questions about gumboot

What does gumboot mean?
Gumboot means a type of boot made of rubber.
What part of speech is gumboot?
Gumboot is a noun.
What is the plural of gumboot?
The plural of gumboot is gumboots.

Words near gumboot in the dictionary

  1. gumbo z'herbes
  2. gumbo-limbo
  3. gumbo-limbos
  4. gumboil
  5. gumboils
  6. gumboot
  7. gumboot dance
  8. gumboot dances
  9. gumboot tea
  10. gumbooted
  11. gumboots

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