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单词 boondocker
释义

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)

  1. 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!

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), boondocks”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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