Highlow
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
"He looks very odd, Clive thinks, very odd and very kind, and he looks like a gentleman, every inch of him:--not like Martin's father, who came to see his son lately in highlows, and a shocking bad hat, and actually flung coppers amongst the boys for a scramble."
Example
More examples"He looks very odd, Clive thinks, very odd and very kind, and he looks like a gentleman, every inch of him:--not like Martin's father, who came to see his son lately in highlows, and a shocking bad hat, and actually flung coppers amongst the boys for a scramble."
Etymology
From high + low.
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