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  2. Boots theory - Wikipedia

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    Boots theory. The Sam Vimes "Boots" theory of socioeconomic unfairness, often called simply the boots theory, is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items. The term was coined by English fantasy writer Sir ...

  3. Eyes Wide Open (exhibit) - Wikipedia

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    Eyes Wide Open is an exhibit created by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) observing the American soldiers and marines who died in the Iraq War (2003–2011). It contains a pair of combat boots to represent every American soldier and marine who died in the war, as well as shoes representing Iraqi civilians who lost their lives during ...

  4. Hobnail - Wikipedia

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    Hobnailed boots (in Scotland "tackety boots") are boots with hobnails (nails inserted into the soles of the boots), usually installed in a regular pattern, over the sole. They usually have an iron horseshoe-shaped insert, called a heel iron, to strengthen the heel, and an iron toe-piece. They may also have steel toecaps.

  5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The Mondopoint shoe length system is widely used in the sports industry to size athletic shoes, ski boots, skates, and pointe ballet shoes; it was also adopted as the primary shoe sizing system in the Soviet Union, [18] Russia, [19] East Germany, China, [20] Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, and as an optional system in the United Kingdom, [21 ...

  6. Wellington boot - Wikipedia

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    A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [ 1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [ 2][ 3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber . Originally a type of leather boot adapted from Hessian boots, a style of military riding boot, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

  7. Jackboot - Wikipedia

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    A jackboot is a military boot such as the cavalry jackboot or the hobnailed jackboot. The hobnailed jackboot has a different design and function from the former type. It is a combat boot designed for marching. It rises to mid-calf or higher without laces and sometimes has a leather sole with hobnails. Jackboots have been associated popularly ...

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