chausson
Noun
Meaning
(historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
(historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
A French turnover (food).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
Casseux opened the first establishment in 1825 for practicing and promoting a regulated version of chausson and savate (disallowing head butting, eye gouging, grappling, etc.).
He then trained in boxing for a time before combining boxing with chausson and savate to create the sport of savate (or boxe française, as we know it today).
Street fighting savate, unlike chausson, kept the kicks low, almost never targeted above the groin, and were delivered with vicious, bone-breaking intent.