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Origin of Phrases - S
Sabotage
The word is derived from the French word for shoe. In France, a sabot is a kind of heavy boot or shoe worn by workmen. During the Industrial Revolution, when machine-driven mills were first introduced in France, workers displaced from their jobs would throw their shoes into the gear mechanisms, wrecking the machines
