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sabot

/sab-oh; French sa-boh/US // ˈsæb oʊ; French saˈboʊ //UK // (ˈsæbəʊ, French sabo) //

剑拔弩张,剑杆菌,剑齿虎,剑鱼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sab·ots [sab-ohz; French sa-boh]. /ˈsæb oʊz; French saˈboʊ/.

    • : a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
    • : a shoe with a thick wooden sole and sides and a top of coarse leather.
    • : Military. a wooden or metal disk formerly attached to a projectile in a muzzleloading cannon.a soft metal ring at the base of a projectile that makes the projectile conform to the rifling grooves of a gun.

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Examples

  • The boy drew pictures in the loose sand with the toe of his sabot and brushed them away one after the other.

  • "I came here before my children woke, because it pierces my heart to listen to their crying," the sabot-maker said dejectedly.

  • One was a perfect staple, another the letter "L," another like an axe-head, and one like a peasant's sabot.

  • A sabot filled with salt, a frying-pan, and a large kettle hung inside the chimney.

  • "There's many a pretty foot in a sabot," retorted Peter, with an air of philosophy.