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Was It Sabotage?

Feeling so irate, can't escalate.

[elleng]

1. The term "sabotage" originates from the French word sabot, meaning a "wooden shoe" or clog.

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While a popular myth claims workers threw sabots into machinery to disrupt it, the more accurate etymology suggests the word's development from the verb saboter in the early 19th century, which meant "to make a noise with sabots" and later "to bungle" or "work poorly". This meaning of shoddy workmanship evolved to describe deliberate damage or disruption.

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The Dutch wore wooden shoes, or clogs (klompen), for practical reasons, as they were a cheap, durable, and protective form of footwear in the Netherlands' often wet and uneven terrain and harsh working conditions. Made from wood like alder, beech, or poplar, they offered excellent protection from sharp objects and falling debris, kept feet dry in damp weather, provided stability on rough ground, and were warm in winter. While clogs were once common among farmers, fishermen, and workers, they have become a cultural symbol of Dutch heritage and are now primarily worn by older people, those in rural areas, or as a souvenir.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Wow! Thanks!

For my first Halloween which I can barely remember, my mother dressed me as a little Dutch girl since my grandmother (who had Dutch ancestry) gave me a pair of wooden shoes.

[elleng]

3. You're welcome.

For some reason, I've thought the origin was Dutch, rather than French. My ancestry was neither.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Same here, that's why I brought that up, I doubt if the Dutch still wear wooden shoes, but that's what they're known for

[elleng]

5. Nice pic. They look so uncomfortable;

but guess not if water-logged leather's the only option.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I've had more than one pair (when I was a kid from my grandmother) and they're not comfortable at all

They have no "give" to them like regular shoes, though they are useful walking through water.