vellie

English

Etymology

Clipping of veldskoen +‎ -ie.

Noun

vellie (plural vellies)

1. (South Africa, slang) Veldskoen.
   • 2005, Peter J. H. Petter-Bowyer, Winds of Destruction, page 116:

     In the cool of evening I noticed Army officers were wearing slacks and vellies but no socks.

Anagrams

• vielle