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jump boot

noun

a heavy leather boot originally designed for wear by paratroopers.

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Nearby words

jump all over someone, jump at, jump bail, jump ball, jump bid, jump boot, jump cut, jump dial, jump discontinuity, jump down someone's throat, jump flap

Origin of jump boot

First recorded in 1945–50

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