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Webster 1913 Edition


Sabot


Saˊbot′

(sȧˊbō′)
,
Noun.
[F.]
1.
A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
2.
(Mil.)
A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sabot

SABOT

,
Noun.
A wooden shoe. [Not English.]

Definition 2024


sabot

sabot

See also: sàbot

English

Noun

sabot (plural sabots)

  1. A wooden shoe.
    • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
      She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.
  2. A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Turkish zabata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.bo/

Noun

sabot m (plural sabots)

  1. wooden shoe, clog
  2. hoof

Derived terms

  • sabot de Vénus
  • sabotage
  • saboter
  • voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots