Etymology

sabot

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Today it means: A wooden shoe. Full definition →

Middle French sabot
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromsabot
  2. English todaysabot

Early 17th century, borrowed from Middle French sabot (see French sabot below). Doublet of sabaton and ciabatta.

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