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jackboot definition

jack·boot (-bo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

a heavy, sturdy military boot that reaches above the knee

Etymology: jack- + boot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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