sabot

English

Etymology

From French sabot.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /sabəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsæboʊ/
• Rhymes: -æbəʊ

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

Translations

a wooden shoe worn in various European countries

• Finnish: puukenkä (fi)

• Swedish: träsko (sv)

a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

• Dutch: manchet (nl)
• Russian: поддон (ru) (poddon) m (tank projectiles), контейнер (ru) (kontejner) (shotgun slugs)

• Swedish: drivspegel (sv)

Anagrams

• boast
• boats

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French

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Turkish zabata.

Noun

sabot m (plural sabots)

1. wooden shoe, clog
2. hoof

Derived terms

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