boondocker
English
Etymology
From boondock + -er, adopted by 1944 as U.S. services slang word for field boots during World War II under the U.S. military.[1]
Noun
boondocker (plural boondockers)
- A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps.
- 1967, Erick Berry, Underwater Warriors: Story of the American Frogmen (page 9)
- The correct method is to crawl out flat on top of the line, balancing yourself with one heavy boondocker boot hanging down as a counterweight. Then you let loose, and swoop!
- 1967, Erick Berry, Underwater Warriors: Story of the American Frogmen (page 9)
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “boondocks”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.