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- boot (v.1)[boot 词源字典]
- "to kick," 1877, American English, from boot (n.1). Generalized sense of "eject, kick out" is from 1880. Related: Booted; booting.[boot etymology, boot origin, 英语词源]
- jackboot (n.)
- also jack-boot, 1680s, type of large, strong cavalry boot of 17c.-18c., later a type worn by German military and para-military units in the Nazi period. From jack (n.), though the exact sense here is unclear + boot (n.1). Figurative of military oppression since 1768. Related: Jackbooted.
- reboot (v.)
- 1981, from re- + boot (v.) in the computer sense. Related: Rebooted; rebooting.