noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a type of cigar popular in the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century. US, obsolete
2. 2
   A heavy work boot manufactured in the northern United States and in Canada in the nineteenth century. US, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

stoga boot

Etymology

Probably derived from Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Note the existence of the Conestoga Cigar Company from the 1880s.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.