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Jackboot

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Noun

1. hessian, hessian boot, jackboot, wellington, wellington boot

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

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Jackboot

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noun
1. 
an all-leather military boot, extending up to or above the knee
2. 
a. 
arbitrary, cruel, and authoritarian rule or behaviour
b. 
(as modifier)
jackboot tactics

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Jackboot

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noun
a heavy, sturdy military boot that reaches above the knee

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Jackboot

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n.
1.
a. A stout military boot with a flared top that extends above the knee.
b. A stout military boot that has an often studded sole, lacks laces, and extends to mid-calf.
2. A person who uses bullying tactics, especially to force compliance.
3. The spirit sustaining and motivating a militaristic, highly aggressive, or totalitarian regime or system.

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