gumboot

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Etymology

From gum +‎ boot.

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Noun

gumboot (countable and uncountable, plural gumboots)

  1. (New Zealand, British, Australia) 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).

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