riding boot
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈraɪdɪŋ buːt/
:
bota de montar
- The tall riding boots protected her legs as she galloped across the open field.
- black riding boots
- leather riding boots
- a pair of riding boots
Examples
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Add black tights and your riding boots for fall and you're all set.
Blog text (30) -
The chill was seeping beneath her coat, through her gloves, into her riding boots.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is where they found her riding boot.
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Do you got any English riding boots for girls, size 6, in black?
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Get your riding boots on.
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It's just the perfect excuse to wear my brand new riding boots a bit early!
Blog text (33) -
I got a pair of brown Tory Burch riding boots the fall of my freshman year, and they are still going strong.
Blog text (33) -
Kristi was wearing her rubber riding boots, so she splashed into the stream.
Fiction book (1997) -
Mr. Talmann, you've forgotten your riding-boots.
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She stared wide-eyed at her brand-new riding boot, perfectly branded with the imprint of Zeke's hoof.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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7.7
A tall leather shoe that reaches halfway to the knee and is worn for riding or historical dress
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a boot worn for riding' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'riding' (horse riding) with 'boot' (footwear). This attributive noun + noun composition denoting purpose is a common, compositional pattern across languages and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Riding boot comes from the boots people wore to ride horses; the name joins riding (to ride a horse) and boot (a tall shoe). These tall, strong boots protected the lower leg and helped keep the foot in place on the saddle, so the name now means 'a tall, sturdy boot for horse riding'.