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2 definitions for jackboot

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  jackboot \jackboot\ n.
     1. a man's high tasseled boot. [19th century]
  
     Syn: Hessian boot, hessian, Wellington, Wellington boot.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. A strong leather boot reaching up to or over the knee; it
        is worn mostly by soldiers.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  jackboot
       n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian
           boot, hessian, Wellington, Wellington boot]

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