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savate
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sa·vate  (s-vt, -vät)
n.
A form of boxing in which kicking as well as punching is permitted.

[French, from Old French, old shoe.]

savate [səˈvæt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) a form of boxing in which blows may be delivered with the feet as well as the hands
[from French, literally: old worn-out shoe; related to sabot]


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