The shells were held in the centre of the barrel by sabots arranged around their circumference, which fell away after the missile left the barrel. |
In an old Flemish custom, Christmas gifts were brought in sabots, or wooden shoes. |
It has cabriole legs headed with a gilt brass-winged lion mask and paw sabots. |
The wooden sidewalks suddenly overflowed with clogs, sabots, and other, spurred footwear. |
Again, the idea is to search downrange, picking up spent sabots. |
Women in Brittany, of course, all wear sabots, you understand. |