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jackboot Definition

jack·boot (-bo̵̅o̅t′)

noun

a heavy, sturdy military boot that reaches above the knee

Etymology: jack- + boot

jackboot Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • state: The time has come to prepare to resist the jackboot of the state that they are seeking to crush us with.

Converse of object

  • wear: I added dreadlocks and a beard, baggy trousers and boot laces ( he was wearing jackboots ).

Adjective modifier

  • black: There are no men in black jackboots, either.
  • Nazi: Trotsky recognized that 'Brown Europe ' under the Nazi jackboot would not last for a thousand years.

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