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To: RomanSoldier19

To the workers:

Sabo (a wooden shoe)
The word sabotage....

It is believed that the word comes from the rural workers imported into the city by employers to replace workers who were on strike. These rural people may have worn wooden clogs rather than the leather shoes more commonly worn by city-dwellers, and “sabot” was a derogatory name for those workers.


13 posted on 12/09/2022 5:18:13 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: frank ballenger

““sabot” was a derogatory name for those workers.”

Hence sabboted .50 slugs in 12 ga. rounds?


27 posted on 12/09/2022 5:49:47 PM PST by Paladin2
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