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jackboot

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒakbuːt/

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Definition of jackboot

noun

  • a large leather military boot reaching to the knee.
  • used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behaviour or rule:a country under the jackboot of colonialism

Derivatives

jackbooted

adjective

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