サボ

noun

sabot; wooden shoe

Refers to the traditional wooden shoe, typically associated with the Netherlands or France. Not a common everyday word in Japanese.

from French

• オランダの土産みやげ物もの屋やで小ちいさなサボを買かった。

  I bought a small wooden shoe at a souvenir shop in the Netherlands.

noun

work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown

Abbreviation of サボタージュ. Refers to a labor protest tactic where workers strictly follow rules to reduce productivity. Often used in the context of labor disputes.

See also: サボタージュ

• 組くみ合あいはサボを決けっ行こうし、生せい産さんラインが止とまった。

  The union carried out a work-to-rule, and the production line stopped.