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

What is that woven, wooden shoe you have sitting on your shelf?

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2017

“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