sabot

[ sab-oh; French sa-boh ]

noun

, plural sab·ots [sab, -ohz, s, a, -, boh].

1. a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
2. a shoe with a thick wooden sole and sides and a top of coarse leather.
3. Military.
   1. a wooden or metal disk formerly attached to a projectile in a muzzleloading cannon.
   2. a soft metal ring at the base of a projectile that makes the projectile conform to the rifling grooves of a gun.

sabot

/ ˈsæbəʊ; sabo /

noun

1. a shoe made from a single block of wood
2. a shoe with a wooden sole and a leather or cloth upper
3. a lightweight sleeve in which a subcalibre round is enclosed in order to make it fit the rifling of a firearm. After firing the sabot drops away
4. a small sailing boat with a shortened bow

Other Words From

• sa·boted [sa-, bohd, sab, -ohd], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sabot¹

1600–10; < French, Old French çabot, blend of savate old shoe (of uncertain origin; akin to Old Provençal sabata, Italian ciabatta, Spanish zapato ) and bot boot ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sabot¹

C17: from French, probably from Old French savate an old shoe, also influenced by bot boot ¹; related to Italian ciabatta old shoe, Old Provençal sabata

Example Sentences

In her free time, she started illustrating covers and comics for the fleet of underground newspapers that were springing up around Seattle in those days: the Helix, the Seattle Simpleton and the Seattle Liberation Front’s flagship title, Sabot.

From Seattle Times

Township supervisor Bob Sabot told the paper that firefighters report that three firefighters, the homeowner and a neighbor were injured, but none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.

From Seattle Times

Marine: A sabot is a short tank round.

From Washington Times

The lack of women at the top was highlighted by the fact that only one other restaurant with a female head chef – Sabot, in Mayfair, central London, where Nievess Barragan is in charge – was awarded any new stars in the 2019 guide.

From The Guardian

Sabo, who uses a pseudonym derived from a tank munition called sabot, is selling prints of the poster for $25 on his website.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• disc
• plate
• platter