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n. A half boot or short boot. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ L. Bootes, Gr.
n. [ D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster. ] One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Wearing jackboots; -- used especially as a metaphor for harshly repressive and militaristic;