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meaning âcoat of mailâ. These boots were made very heavy by the mail reinforcement but are slightly less heavy nowadays because modern materials are used as stiffeners. There are now few manufacturers of cavalry jackboots, the most famous being
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jackboot has a different design and function from the former type. It is a combat boot designed for marching. It rises to mid-calf or higher without laces and sometimes has a leather sole with hobnails. Jackboots have been associated popularly with
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1206:Riding boots
1201:Racing shoes
1196:Racing flats
1156:Hiking boots
1121:Ballet shoes
1096:Ballet boots
1040:Chukka boots
1034:Beatle boots
1002:Rigger boots
978:Cowboy boots
952:Trench boots
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942:Jungle boots
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1587:Shoe buckle
1531:Lotus shoes
1339:Haferlschuh
1314:Espadrilles
1251:Water shoes
1231:Skate shoes
1045:Go-go boots
957:Munson Last
922:Bunny boots
755:Other shoes
676:Court shoes
610:Dress shoes
351:John Carr,
324:Riding boot
127:combat boot
1738:Categories
1675:Knee highs
1607:High heels
1536:Pampooties
1299:Bast shoes
1284:Alpargatas
1161:Ice skates
1126:Boat shoes
937:Jump boots
812:Veldskoens
767:Flip-flops
742:Slingbacks
717:Mary Janes
594:Shoemaking
340:References
334:Yuft boots
251:synecdoche
119:Bundeswehr
1700:Toe socks
1680:Pantyhose
1670:Footwraps
1592:Shoelaces
1556:Turnshoes
1546:Poulaines
1496:Carbatina
1431:Tsarouchi
1426:Snowshoes
1387:Moccasins
1236:Ski boots
1191:Plimsolls
1070:Ugg boots
995:Jika-tabi
988:Hip boots
932:Jackboots
658:Wholecuts
599:Shoe size
314:Footwraps
265:regiments
192:Wehrmacht
60:hobnailed
18:Jackboots
1690:Stocking
1541:Pigaches
1526:Hessians
1511:Chopines
1446:Valenkis
1349:Huarache
1246:Swimfins
1241:Sneakers
1221:Sabatons
1151:Ghillies
910:Military
865:Namaksin
797:Slippers
772:Galoshes
572:Footwear
504:April 7,
308:See also
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44:jackboot
1655:Anklets
1648:Hosiery
1597:Toe box
1491:Caligae
1481:Buskins
1436:Takunya
1397:Mukluks
1392:Mojaris
1319:Furlane
1294:Balghas
1289:Avarcas
1279:Abarkas
894:TrÀskor
884:Pattens
879:Padukas
860:Klompen
801:Uwabaki
782:Sandals
700:Women's
686:Loafers
643:Oxfords
623:Brogues
618:Blucher
530:23 July
443:, p. 43
260:fascism
247:metonym
177:fascism
164:Hungary
117:German
81:cavalry
54:or the
1695:Tights
1635:Wedges
1486:Calcei
1453:Waraji
1441:Upanah
1416:Opanci
1402:Nalins
1377:Kamiks
1372:Jorabs
1365:Jipsin
1324:Galesh
1304:Ciocie
1274:Abacas
1012:Waders
792:Slides
722:Mojari
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228:sapogi
197:Waffen
181:Nazism
144:jerkin
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1409:Okobo
1334:Giveh
1309:Clogs
1079:Other
903:Boots
889:Sabot
872:Okobo
850:Clogs
835:Bakya
727:Mules
638:Monks
633:Derby
421:dress
387:jaque
319:Kirza
94:jaque
46:is a
1707:Tabi
1685:Sock
1460:ZĆri
1329:Geta
966:Work
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