savate

American  

[suh-vat] / səˈvæt /

noun

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

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savate British  

/ səˈvæt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of savate

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

Example Sentences

In addition to the French language lessons and other instruction he was given, Hassanzade was initiated into French boxing by a local social worker and savate coach, Bruno Cardoso.

From Time Magazine Archive

The neophyte to savate � which permits blows with the feet as well as the hands � became one of its fastest-rising competitors.

From Time Magazine Archive

But that whispered warning about the savate was Max's salvation.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

From head to heel as tough as steel, as nimble as a cat, With every trick of twist and kick, a master of savate.

From Ballads of a Bohemian by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

Charley had never learned savate; he had never needed it.

From Charley de Milo by Janifer, Laurence M.