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noun
(1)
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
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Noun
A glossy
leather
calf
-covering
military
boot
, commonly associated with
German
soldier
s of the WWII era.
The
spirit
that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic
regime
or
policy
.
That country has been under the
jackboot
of the military for years.
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