Synonyms for jackboot
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jak-boot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒækˌbut |
Top 10 synonyms for jackboot Other synonyms for the word jackboot
Définition of jackboot
Origin :- 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.
- As in combat boot : noun military boot
- As in iron hand : noun rigorous or stern control
- "The Duke might as well send his jackboot to lead us," said Pitt to Fox.
- Extract from : « A History of England, Period III. » by Rev. J. Franck Bright
- Your supporters are hospitalized by jackboot thugs for sticking up for you.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- Successful generals are bad masters, and the jackboot was now supreme at court.
- Extract from : « The Story of Paris » by Thomas Okey
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