A Wellington boot, gumboot, rubber boot, rain boot, rainboot, or welly for short, is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber.
Modern polyurethane Wellington boots
The Duke of Wellington by James Lonsdale, 1815, wearing tasselled Hessian boots
Dress Wellington boots, c. 1845
Modern Hunter natural rubber Wellington boots
Galoshes are a type of overshoe or rubber boot that is put on over shoes to keep them from getting muddy or wet during inclement weather. They come in both low cut and high, and in both slip-on and bu
Wellington boot
…British country clothing Galoshes Mackintosh (raincoat…
Russian-style galoshes for valenki
An ad for Goodyear rubbers
US Navy Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid wearing snow galoshes while stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II.