sabots
Carved peasant shoes
Sabots are wooden shoes, traditionally worn by peasants and workers in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The shoe is carved from a single block of wood.
Sabots also refers to wooden or metal casings that hold projectiles in firearms, discarded after firing.
The word gives us sabotage—supposedly from workers throwing sabots into machinery, though this origin is disputed.
Block or wooden shoe
- wooden shoeFootwear carved from timber
- getaJapanese elevated wooden sandal
- shoeCovering for feet
- slipperSoft home footwear
sandal · boot · moccasin · espadrille · sole · instep · heel · toe cap
Of the Netherlands
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
heritage · tradition · festival · costume · folk dance · provincial · European · historical
Organized worker demonstration
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
workers · factories · etymology · obstruction · slowdown
Research conducted on location
- farmworkAgricultural labor duties
- peasantryRural working class
- ruralOf the countryside
- rusticRural and unrefined
ploughing · harvest · stable · barnyard · muddy · durable · workwear · protective
clog
Block or wooden shoe
- wooden shoeFootwear carved from timber
- getaJapanese elevated wooden sandal
- shoeCovering for feet
slipper · sandal · boot · moccasin · espadrille · sole · instep · heel · toe cap · buckle
Dutch
Of the Netherlands
folklore · heritage · tradition · festival · costume · folk dance · provincial · European · historical · museum
labor protest
Organized worker demonstration
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
resistance · workers · factories · etymology · obstruction · slowdown
fieldwork
Research conducted on location
rustic · ploughing · harvest · stable · barnyard · muddy · durable · workwear · protective · practical
woodcarving
Sculpting in timber
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- carvedCut to create form
hollowed · whittled · lathe · chisel · willow · poplar · alder · birch · woodworker · shaping
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- clogsclogs, wooden clogs, Dutch clogs, garden clogs, platform clogs
- French FashionChanel, Dior, beret, haute couture, Parisian chic
- peasant clothingtunic, smock, kirtle, breeches, apron
- traditional footwearsandals, moccasins, huaraches, espadrilles, clogs
- muzzleloader gearpowder horn, powder flask, ramrod, percussion caps, patches
sabotsmoccasins
Soft leather slip-ons
leather shoes · ballet slippers · suede loafers · silk slippers · velvet slippers
sabotsstilettos
Thin, high-heeled shoes
designer shoes · court shoes · silk slippers · high heels · ballroom shoes
sabotsmoccasins
Soft leather slip-ons
ballet slippers · soft-soled shoes · socks · leather sandals · espadrilles
- self sabotageHarming your own success
- industrial sabotageDeliberate damage to production
- cyber sabotageDeliberate digital system damage