sabot noun. ['sabǝʊ] E17.
[French from Old French çabot blend of çavate (mod. SAVATE) and bote (mod. botte) BOOT noun².]
1. a. A shoe made of a single piece of wood shaped and hollowed out to fit the foot. E17.
b. A heavy shoe with a thick wooden sole. M19.
c. A decorative metal foot-cover for a piece of wooden furniture. M20.

2. Military.
a. A wooden disc attached to a spherical projectile to keep it in place in the bore when discharged. M19.
b. A metal cup or ring fixed to a conical projectile to make it conform to the grooves of the rifling. M19.
c. A device fitted inside the muzzle of a gun to hold the projectile to be fired. M20.

3. In baccarat and chemin de fer, a box for dealing the cards, a shoe. M20.

4. A small snub-nosed yacht. Austral. M20.

■ saboted adjective wearing sabots M19.

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