noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wellington boots British English , rubber boots American English (= rubber boots that stop your feet and legs getting wet )
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The kids put on their rubber boots and went out in the rain.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
wear
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She is wearing ugly black wellingtons that she has found in a cupboard somewhere.
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Think that farmers wives still wear sackcloth aprons and wellingtons ? 2.
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Most of them were wearing wellingtons .
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Two men were discussing a brand-new opera in which the ladies of the chorus all wore wellington boots.
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We visit the charming sheep and I get a chance to wear my wellingtons after all.
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He was already lying in the top half still wearing his wellingtons , and his bag lay on the bit underneath.
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He was not wearing wellingtons , just his working boots, but he decided he must have a look.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He took off his wellingtons and put on his cowboy boots.
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Many of the people walking had put on their wellingtons or sheepskin boots.
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One of his feet found its way into an enormous wellington boot.
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Rows of wellington boots and raincoats lined the inside porch.
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She is wearing ugly black wellingtons that she has found in a cupboard somewhere.
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The wellingtons are too big for her but she doesn't care.
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Think that farmers wives still wear sackcloth aprons and wellingtons? 2.
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Waterproofs, wellingtons or other strong footwear and a packed lunch.