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jackboots

jackboots is the plural of jackboot.

Meaning of jackboot

Noun

jackboot (plural jackboots)

  1. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
    • On a huge tomb-like table in the middle of the room, lay two pencilled profiles of Mr. Fielding, a pawnbroker’s ticket, a pair of ruffles, a very little muff, an immense broadsword, a Wycherley comb, a jackboot, and an old plumed hat; […]1829, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter V, in Devereux. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
  2. (broadly, informal) 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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Questions about jackboots

What is jackboots the plural of?
Jackboots is the plural of jackboot.

Words near jackboots in the dictionary

  1. jackbird
  2. jackbirds
  3. jackboot
  4. jackbooted
  5. jackbooting
  6. jackboots
  7. jackbox
  8. jackboxes
  9. jackboy
  10. jackboys
  11. jackcrosstree

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