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noun
A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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verb
To stamp on with a jackboot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To march in jackboots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Hessian boot, hessian, Wellington, Wellington boot
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Broader terms: boot
History
From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).
