Associations to the word «Jackboot»
Noun
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Wiktionary
JACKBOOT, noun. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era
JACKBOOT, noun. (informal) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy
Dictionary definition
JACKBOOT, noun. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.