jackboot
pronunciation
How to pronounce jackboot in British English:
UK [ˈdʒækbu:t]
How to pronounce jackboot in American English:
US [ˈdʒækˌbut]
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- Noun:
- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Word Origin
- jackboot (n.)
- also jack-boot, 1680s, type of large, strong cavalry boot of 17c.-18c., later a type worn by German military and para-military units in the Nazi period. From jack (n.), though the exact sense here is unclear + boot (n.1). Figurative of military oppression since 1768. Related: Jackbooted.
Example
- 1. All post-war german history has been about doing right by european countries that once suffered under the nazi jackboot .
- 2. One lorry bore an enormous black jackboot decorated with the stars from the chinese flag , threatening to stamp on the president .