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2. Caligae - Wikipedia

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   Caligae (sg.: caliga) are heavy-duty, thick-soled openwork boots, with hobnailed soles. They were worn by the lower ranks of Roman cavalrymen and foot-soldiers, and possibly by some centurions. [1] A durable association of caligae with the common soldiery is evident in the latter's description as caligati ("booted ones"). [2]

3. 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.

4. Brogan (shoes) - Wikipedia

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   Pair of hobnailed boots. These replaced the 1904 Russet Service Shoe, a brogan of a construction unsuitable to trench warfare or field duty in general. [6] An improved version of the trench boot, the 1918 trench boot, was nicknamed the "little tanks" because of their strong construction, and "Pershing boots" after American general John J. Pershing.

5. Jackboot - Wikipedia

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   German jackboots from 1914 German Bundeswehr soldiers wearing jackboots with an M47 tank in the background, 1960.. The second meaning of the term is derived from the first, with reference to their toughness, but is unrelated in design and function, being a combat boot designed for marching, rising to at least mid-calf, with no laces, sometimes a leather sole with hobnails, and heel irons.

6. File:Aa hobnailedboots 01.jpg - Wikipedia

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7. List of boots - Wikipedia

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   Hobnail boots; Caulk boots; Cowboy boots; Gumboots (mainly workwear) Hip boots (waders or fishing boots) Wellington boots (rubber or farmer boots) Galoshes (overshoes)