What are Wellies?

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Slang for rubber boots, apparently once favoured by the Duke of Wellington.

Also slang for a very fine beer made by the Wellington Country Brewery, here in Guelph, Ontario.

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1. The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a
rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and
popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable
among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.

1. Wellie Wanging is a competitive social event involving the throwing of a
Wellington boot as far as the competitor can, the wellie may be wanged
either under or over arm, and from a standing or after a running start.

3. Wellie is a slang for icky weather.

4. The boot has also given its name to the welly boot dance, said to have
been performed by miners in Africa to keep their spirits up whilst
working.

5. The Wellington Boot, or The Wellie, is also a musical venue in the
Westgate area of Rotherham, in the English county of South Yorkshire.

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