sabot

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Sabo, who uses a pseudonym derived from a tank munition called sabot, is selling prints of the poster for $25 on his website.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2017

Sabo – a pseudonym derived from a tank munition called sabot – made his breakthrough in the GOP primaries with a poster of Ted Cruz as a tattooed, muscled convict.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2017

"Is a shoe-throwing journalist who tries to undermine authority a sabot auteur or a saboteur?"

From Slate • May 9, 2013

Pair a rifled shotgun with premium sabot or attached-wad slugs and you can cleanly take deer at 125 yards or more.

From Time Magazine Archive

One end of the sabot is arranged for attaching it to the cartridge, the other being hollowed out to receive the shot.

From Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. by Halleck, Henry Wager