单词 | savate |
释义 | savaten. A form of boxing originating in France in which the feet are used as well as the fists. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > other unarmed combat > [noun] pancratium1603 hardhead1606 savate1843 kabaddi1935 1843 Dublin Univ. Mag. Dec. 716/2 That he may be fitted to mix in the society he is to see and judge, he has learned to box in England—the art of the savate and the thieves' slang, in France. 1862 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables II. cxxx. 79 The Parisian gamin..is clever at the savate, and all creeds are possible to him. 1898 Daily News 25 Oct. 8/5 This mixture of savate with a sort of elementary boxing would appear to be only effective when both parties use it. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! i. 17 I reared up like Levi Jackson bucking the Harvard backfield at the same time kicking outward as in the French savate. 1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency xi. 104 He came at me in a crouching horizontal leap and dealt me a great big savate kick. 1998 D. Hecht Skull Session ii. l. 311 The audience could look forward to dazzling displays of karate, savate, judo, tae kwon do, tai chi, by various regional and national champions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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