Definitions for jackbootˈdʒækˌbut

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jack•bootˈdʒækˌbut(n.)

  1. a man's sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee.

    Category: Clothing

  2. militaristic authority or rule.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

jack′boot`ed(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot(noun)

    (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

Wiktionary

  1. jackboot(Noun)

    A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era

  2. jackboot(Noun)

    The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy


Translations for jackboot

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

jackboot(noun)

a type of tall especially military boot that reaches above the knee.

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