jackboot [
'dʒækbu:t]
n. 长统靴
jackboot[ noun ]
(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
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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]
- The human spirit is resilient enough and the love of freedom deep enough to survive the jackboot.
- That would bring the bloody jackboot crashing down on this spring's hopeful growths.