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Jackboot
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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jackboot
1686, type of large, strong cavalry boot of 17c.-18c., later a type worn by Ger. soldiers in the Nazi period. From jack (q.v.), though the exact sense here is unclear + boot. Figurative of military oppression since 1768.
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