half-boots

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Their high half-boots hit the enemy soil early in the moonlit night of July 9, 1943�hours before Allied landing barges disgorged infantry, tanks and artillery on Sicily's shore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, though the Sergeant mounted first, Rollo followed so closely that his hands upon the rounds of the ladder were more than once in danger of being trodden upon by the Sergeant's half-boots.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

I wore a white doublet with a pair of white hose and a pair of half-boots, into which I had stuck the poniard I have mentioned.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

The Postín or sheepskin coat is almost universal on both sides of the Hindu Kúsh; and Wood notes: "The shoes in use resemble half-boots, made of goatskin, and mostly of home manufacture."

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

He replaced the cover on the box containing the collar and the half-boots.

From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis