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In looking the word up in my dictionary, the etymology mentioned "savate" which I have
not heard for a long time.
savate
n.
5Fr, orig., old shoe: see SABOT6 a form of boxing in which stiff-legged kicks as well as punches
may be used
WWI doughboys got some "kicks" out of French gendarmes, quite literally.
They came home with a little ditty: "The French they are a funny race, The fight with their feet,
and fxxx with their face." Much later many Americans adopted view "40 Million Frenchmen
can't be wrong."
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted saboteurs of troy 02/28/03 01:43 PM Re: saboteurs dxb 03/06/03 11:34 AM Re: Cut and paste quotes Faldage 03/06/03 11:43 AM Re: Cut and paste quotes dxb 03/06/03 12:18 PM Re: Cut and paste quotes Buffalo Shrdlu 03/06/03 12:51 PM Re: Cut and paste quotes dxb 03/06/03 01:50 PM Re: Cut and paste quotes Faldage 03/06/03 02:05 PM Re: Cut and paste quotes dxb 03/06/03 02:57 PM Re: Cut and paste quotes Buffalo Shrdlu 03/06/03 06:34 PM Re: sabots wwh 03/06/03 06:51 PM
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