Sabot (shoe) - Wikipedia Sabots are either whole-foot clogs or a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole Sabots were considered a work shoe associated with the lower classes in the 16th to 19th centuries
SABOT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Another kind of French sabot—a metal "shoe" used to secure rails to railway ties—is said to be the origin of the word sabotage, from workers destroying the sabots during a French railway strike in the early 1900s The word sabot is probably related to savate, a Middle French word for an old shoe
Sabot | Definition Facts | Britannica sabot, heavy work shoe worn by European peasants, especially in France and the Low Countries There are two kinds of sabots: one is shaped and hollowed from a single piece of wood (called klompen by the Dutch), and the other is a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole
What is a sabot? - Knight Rifles The purpose of sabots is to allow a smaller diameter bullet to be launched at a greater speed than if the bullet alone were fired from a gun of equal caliber They are typically made from a lightweight material, such as high-strength plastics
Sabots for Reloaders - EABCO This 2-Piece set is for seating 224 caliber bullets into our 30 caliber sabots without damaging the bullet tips or the sabots By using this die and sabot holder in your reloading press, you can be sure you are seating your bullets into your sabots
What are Sabot Slugs? | True Shot Ammo While they were used in the past to sabotage factories, sabots were originally created as a practical form of footwear for farmers and laborers Another common misconception is that the word “sabotage” comes from the French word for “sabot,” but this is not true