chukka boot

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]

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