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SABOTS
Noun
sabots
plural of sabot
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• boasts
Source: Wiktionary
SABOT
Sa`bot", n. Etym: [F.]
1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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