jackboot

A stout military boot that extends above the knee.

A person who uses bullying tactics, especially to force compliance.

The spirit sustaining and motivating a militaristic, highly aggressive, or totalitarian regime or system.

A kind of large boot reaching up over the knee, and serving as defensive armor for the leg, introduced in the seventeenth century; now, a similar boot reaching above the knee, worn by fishermen and others.

a man’s high tasseled boot.

A strong leather boot reaching up to or over the knee; it is worn mostly by soldiers.

A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era

The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy

(19th century) a man’s high tasseled boot