sabot
noun
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
sabots
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pluralof sabot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their feet are shod in clogs, sabots, backless loafers, espadrilles with crushable heels and various other iterations of shoes with a covered toe and open back.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
If Jacques were around today—he popped his sabots in 1982—he would choke on his croque monsieur.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2013
Mrs. Wynaendts-Francken of Holland, relative of Edward Bok, went about in the mud wearing sabots.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When my sabots echo on the granite," he said, "I hear the sound, dull and strong, that I'm looking for in painting."
From Time Magazine Archive
The recruits were armed, some with shot-guns and knives, some with old muskets, the use of which they did not know; they were for the most part without uniforms, and wore bonnets, blouses, and sabots.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
