pac boot

Noun

pac boot (plural pac boots)

1. A type of winter boot with a waterproof rubber base enveloping the sides.
   • "My father was a sailboat freak. Homemade fourteen-foot dinghys and scows. He used to build them in the garage in the summer," she said. She pulled on the second loafer, tossed the pac boot onto the floor on the passenger side, stood up and slammed the car door with authority.1993, John Sandford, Winter Prey, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, pages 118–119
   • He felt the touch on his shoulder, turned and it was Gil Sibbernsen, the deputy, dressed for hunting: orange shirt, green wool coat and pants, pac-boots. He was tall as Marvin but big. On his head he wore a red wool collection of flaps and plaid, topped off with a deedlee ball.1999, Kevin Canty, Nine Below Zero: A Novel, New York, N.Y. […]: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, →ISBN, page 75