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Wellington boots, almost always simply called rain boots, rubber boots, mucking boots, billy boots, galoshes or gum-
boots, are popular in Canada and the United States, particularly in springtime when melting snows leave wet and muddy
ground. Young people can be seen wearing them to school or university and taking them to summer camps.

While green Wellingtons are popular in Britain, red-soled black rubber boots are often seen in the United States, in
addition to Canadian styles. Wellingtons specifically made for cold weather, lined with warm insulating material, are
especially popular practical footwear for Canadian winters. This same style of lined boot is also popular among those
who work in or near the ocean as one can wade in and out of shallow, but cold, ocean water, while staying dry and
warm.
In the US white mid-calf rubber boots are worn by workers on shrimp boats and construction workers pouring concrete.

Leather boots similar to Wellington's original Hessian boots have been marketed in North America as "Ranch
Wellingtons" or "Western Wellingtons". These boots have more rounded toes, lower heels, and less radically scalloped
tops than typical "cowboy boots". (courtesy Wikipedia)