savate

[ suh-vat ]

noun
  1. a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.

Origin of savate

1
1860–65; <French: literally, old shoe. See sabot

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savate

/ (səˈvæt) /


noun
  1. a form of boxing in which blows may be delivered with the feet as well as the hands

Origin of savate

1
C19: from French, literally: old worn-out shoe; related to sabot

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