pac boot

English

Noun

pac boot (plural pac boots)

1. A type of winter boot with a waterproof rubber base enveloping the sides.
   • 1993, John Sandford, Winter Prey, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, pages 118–119:

     "My father was a sailboat freak. Homemade fourteen-foot dinghys and scows. He used to build them in the garage in the summer," she said. She pulled on the second loafer, tossed the pac boot onto the floor on the passenger side, stood up and slammed the car door with authority.

   • 1999, Kevin Canty, Nine Below Zero: A Novel, New York, N.Y. […]: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, →ISBN, page 75:

     He felt the touch on his shoulder, turned and it was Gil Sibbernsen, the deputy, dressed for hunting: orange shirt, green wool coat and pants, pac-boots. He was tall as Marvin but big. On his head he wore a red wool collection of flaps and plaid, topped off with a deedlee ball.

   • 2022 November 1, Eve O'Neill, “The Best Winter Boots”, in Wirecutter‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 November 2022:

     We decided we were looking for a classic pair of winter "pac boots," a term that broadly refers to a style of winter boot with a big, waterproof rubber base that encases most of the exterior foot.