jackboot

2 definitions found

jackboot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

jackboot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jackboot
      n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian boot
           , hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot
           ]