Meanings
plural sabatines
- historicalobsoleteA kind of metal shoe, worn as part of a suit of armor.
Sabatines, or steel clogs, with which long-rowelled spurs were worn.
1867, Henry Godwin, The English Archæologist's Handbook, page 2642 more examples
They have the queue, and the sabatines, and their thighs are protected by sockets. […] They have sockets on their saddles, and sabatines on their feet, with queues to their back-plates.
1842, S. R. Meyrick, A Critical Inquiry Into Antient Armour, as it Existed in Europe, Particularly in Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of King Charles II: Ill. by a Series of Illuminated Engravings : with a Glossary of Military Terms of the Middle Ages, page 202A knight of the reign of Henry VI. was not fully equipped without fifteen pieces of war-gear, beginning with his sabatines, or steel clogs with long rowelled spurs, […]
1867 December 7, The Builder, page 883
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinsabatēnum
- Middle Englishsabatin
- Englishsabatine
From Middle English sabatin, Latin sabatēnum; compare sabaton.
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sabatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabatine
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