Usually means: Boots extending above the knee.
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  1. overknee: Merriam-Webster
  2. overknee: Collins English Dictionary
  3. overknee: Wiktionary

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▸ adjective:  Reaching above the knee.

Similar:
knee-high, underknee, knee-deep, thigh-high, suprainguinal, midcalf, infrapatellar, transfemoral, neckdeep, postpatellar, more...

Opposite:
underknee, below knee, lower leg

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Similar:
knee-high, underknee, knee-deep, thigh-high, suprainguinal, midcalf, infrapatellar, transfemoral, neckdeep, postpatellar, more...

Opposite:
underknee, below knee, lower leg



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