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hessian
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hessian
a coarse jute fabric similar to sacking, used for bags, upholstery, etc.

Hessian
1. a native or inhabitant of Hesse
2. 
a. a Hessian soldier in any of the mercenary units of the British Army in the War of American Independence or the Napoleonic Wars
b. US any German mercenary in the British Army during the War of American Independence


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If you're crushing somebody under your jackboot, you have to have a reason.
He naturally starts with his fellow Russians, who fell under the jackboot of the Soviet form of ideology.
invasion, the Sunnis dominated the country and kept the Shia and Kurdish populations under the jackboot of Stalin-esque rule.
 
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