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Noun: wellie  we-lee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A high boot made of rubber
    "He put on his wellies before stepping into the muddy field";
    - rubber boot, gum boot, Wellington boot [Brit], wellington [Brit, informal], gumboot, welly [Brit, informal], rain boot [N. Amer]
     
  2. Force, power
    "give it some wellie";
    - oomph [informal], umph [informal], welly [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: wellies

Type of: boot, force, forcefulness, strength

Encyclopedia: Wellie