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sabot

sa.bot \sa-'bo-, 'sab-(.)o-, for 1b also 'sab-*t\ n [F] 1a: a wooden shoe 
   worn in various European countries  1b1: a band across the instep in a shoe 
   esp. of the sandal type  1b2: a shoe having a sabot strap  2: a 
   thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a projectile in a tube