sabot

UK: English: /ˈsæbəʊ/, French: /sabo/

US: (sab′ō; Fr. sa bō′)

Inflections of 'sabot' (n): npl: sabots

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sab•ot  (sab′ō; Fr. sa bō′), n., pl. sab•ots 

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

• French, Old French çabot, blend of, blended savate old shoe (of uncertain origin, originally; akin to Old Provencal sabata, Italian ciabatta, Spanish zapato) and bot boot
• 1600–10

sa•boted  (sa bōd′, sab′ōd), adj. 

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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 small sailing boat with a shortened bow

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, probably from Old French savate an old shoe, also influenced by bot boot¹; related to Italian ciabatta old shoe, Old Provençal sabata