Jackboot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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