wooden shoe

American  

noun

1. sabot.

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Etymology

Origin of wooden shoe

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

More touristy features are fun, too — such as an enormous replica windmill, small decorative windmills carved into wooden window shutters and a giant wooden shoe next to an indoor mall canal.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Children can also climb aboard a variety of rides and play structures, including a 1950 Morris vintage car, vintage bikes, seven swing sets, a large horse carriage, a giant wooden shoe, and a Dutch windmill.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Looking more like a wooden shoe carrying a recumbent oil derrick, a huge seaplane, a relatively new development in aviation, passed by, two of its four engines roaring as the seaplane taxied into the U.S.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2019

In the Berluti headquarters near the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, wooden shoe lasts, each penciled with an individual client’s name, prove that this brand is the haute couture of footwear.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2012

“Yes. Your grandpa loved ice cream. He always said no one ever matched his vanilla kumquat recipe, which just goes to show that wooden shoe trees don’t help a bit when it’s time to vote.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen