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
The Norman half-boots had soles of wood, while the uppers were of a more pliable material.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
He replaced the cover on the box containing the collar and the half-boots.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis
Their legs were bare, but painted with the juice of the huito, which made it appear that they had on half-boots.
From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by Cooper, A.W.
Between the loose short trousers and the clumsy half-boots, replacing the sandals that were the customary wear of the person described, several inches of lean and sinewy leg were visible.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 by Various
