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jackbooted — n. Wearing jackboots; used especially as a metaphor for harshly repressive and militaristic; as, jackbooted government agents. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jackbooted — [jak′bo͞ot΄id] adj. 1. wearing jackboots 2. severely oppressive, esp. in a brutal or cruel way … English World dictionary
jackbooted — adjective Date: 1846 1. wearing jackboots 2. ruthlessly and violently oppressive < jackbooted force > … New Collegiate Dictionary
jackbooted — /jak booh tid/, adj. 1. wearing jackboots. 2. brutally and oppressively bullying: a jackbooted militarism. [1840 50; JACKBOOT + ED3] * * * … Universalium
jackbooted — adj. Jackbooted is used with these nouns: ↑thug … Collocations dictionary
jackbooted — jackboot ► NOUN ▪ a large leather military boot reaching to the knee. DERIVATIVES jackbooted adjective … English terms dictionary
jackbooted — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : wearing jackboots II. adjective : ruthlessly and violently oppressive jackbooted militarism … Useful english dictionary
thug — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ teenage, young ▪ street (esp. AmE) ▪ murderous, vicious, violent ▪ drunken … Collocations dictionary
They Saved Hitler's Brain — Infobox Film name = They Saved Hitler s Brain caption = director = David Bradley producer = writer = Steve Bennett Peter Miles starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = year = 1966 runtime = 91 min country = United States… … Wikipedia
Jackboot — Jackboots of the Household Cavalry, British Army The term Jackboot denotes two very different styles of military boot, the Cavalry Jackboot and the Hobnailed Jackboot, and its derivatives. Contents … Wikipedia
