noun
jackboot
Jackboot (noun) means a shiny leather military boot reaching the calf, linked to German soldiers of the Second World War.
noun
1
A shiny leather military boot reaching the calf, linked to German soldiers of the Second World War.
"The coat itself, a long one of some fuzzy material, with huge side pockets into which the man's hands were plunged, reached to the cavernous tops of jackboots where the nether ends of his trousers were stowed away."
— Frank L. Packard, The Miracle Man (1914)
2
The harsh, controlling attitude behind a dictatorship or an overly military-minded government.
"That country has been under the jackboot of the military for years."
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Etymology
Came from Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).
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What is the meaning of jackboot?
"jackboot" (noun) means a shiny leather military boot reaching the calf, linked to German soldiers of the Second World War.
What is another word for jackboot?
Other words for "jackboot" include hessian, Wellington.
What are the different meanings of jackboot?
"jackboot" has 2 main meanings: 1. A shiny leather military boot reaching the calf, linked to German soldiers of the Second World War; 2. The harsh, controlling attitude behind a dictatorship or an overly military-minded government.
