Talk:Jackboot

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Removal of Image of Mid-Thigh Jackboots[edit]

I have removed the image "File:ExtraTalla.jpg|thumb|Leather jackboots for work" because it is not strictly a Jackboot of either variety discussed in the article. It may well be a specialist work boot of some description, and could no doubt find a place in a more appropriate article, see Boot for a list of other boot styles requiring photos. This is not a marching boot, which is essentially what a Jackboot, second meaning, is all about.(Lobsterthermidor (talk) 15:36, 18 October 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Alternative etymology/usage[edit]

Although it would appear to be erroneous, it is somewhat commonly thought, at least in the US, that the name 'Jack', is due to the boots requiring a boot jack, as compared to laced boots, or 'cowboy' boots that can be removed somewhat easily without one. I have even heard salespersons in boot specialty stores state that this is what 'jackboot' means.

Spanish expression[edit]

"The Spanish expression "tener (algo o alguien) bajo la bota"[citation needed] or "to have (something or somebody) under the boot" has the same meaning" Not in Spain. Not used in Spain at all and, even if it were, not related to jackboots because "bota" is any kind of boot. 83.58.131.233 (talk) 16:31, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]