- chukka
- noun Etymology: chukka, alteration of chukker; from a similar polo player's boot Date: 1948 a usually ankle-high leather boot with two or three pairs of eyelets or a buckle and strap
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chukka (boot) — or chukka [chuk′ə] n. 〚altered /span> CHUKKER: from resemblance to boots worn for polo〛 an ankle high bootlike shoe, usually with two or three pairs of eyelets * * * … Universalium
chukka (boot) — or chukka [chuk′ə] n. [altered < CHUKKER: from resemblance to boots worn for polo] an ankle high bootlike shoe, usually with two or three pairs of eyelets … English World dictionary
chukka (boot) — or chukka [chuk′ə] n. [altered < CHUKKER: from resemblance to boots worn for polo] an ankle high bootlike shoe, usually with two or three pairs of eyelets … English World dictionary
Chukka boot — Clarks desert boots Chukka boots or turf boots are ankle length boots with two or three pairs of eyelets for lacing.[1]They are usually made from calfskin or suede,[1] … Wikipedia
chukka boot — noun a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede • Syn: ↑chukka • Hypernyms: ↑shoe * * * noun see chukka II * * * /chuk euh/ an ankle high shoe, laced through two pairs of eyelets,… … Useful english dictionary
chukka boot — /chuk euh/ an ankle high shoe, laced through two pairs of eyelets, often made of suede. Also called chukka. Cf. jodhpur (def. 2). [1945 50; so called from its resemblance to a polo boot. See CHUKKER] * * * … Universalium
