1528 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 403 William Marten..dessired of the Courte and Comens Thomas Marten [his] saut, the which saut was jugid uppon the town by Pers Lynch..in recompenc of the slaght and saut of Thomas Marten.

1533 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 163 Alterages, biengis, saultes, and slauntiaghes.

1534 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 211 Sautes, otherwyse called raunsomes.

1537 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 496 Neyther canes, erykes, sawtes, ne byenges.

1895 L. Grove in L. Grove et al. Dancing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) x. 313 The Mutchíco, or Saut Basque, of the French Basque provinces, is held during winter nights in large kitchens or on threshing-floors.

1930 R. Gallop Bk. of Basques iv. 56 A hundred years ago it was not unusual to see the village priest lead the Saut Basque on a Sunday evening.

1930 R. Gallop Bk. of Basques vi. 104 The jantziak or sauts basques..are neither wholly ritualistic nor yet purely recreational.

1948 ‘La Meri’ Spanish Dancing iv. 39 The Sauts Basques is also danced by men and women and is now recreational, although its origin is ritualistic... The Sauts is better known in the French provinces of the Basque country than in the Spanish.

1964 W. G. Raffé Dict. Dance 445/1 Saut Basque, a dance of French Basque provinces, especially Basse Navarre, where it has two forms—a recreational dance in a large kitchen or on a threshing-floor; and a more ceremonial form, out of doors.

1948 A. Chujoy tr. A. Y. Vaganova Basic Princ. Classical Ballet vii. 91 Saut de basque... Both legs in this pas should be fully turned out.

1952 L. Kersley & J. Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 84 Saut, a jump in which the dancer springs off both feet and lands in the same position.

1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 240 Saut de Basque, lit. a Basque jump. Turning step performed in the air with one leg straight and the other in a retiré position.

1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 241 Saut de l'ange, lit. angel's jump. Similar to a temps de poisson..but the body is held obliquely to the ground in the direction of travel.

1972 H. J. Summers Guide to Ballet 155 Saut de l'ange, an angel's jump, or a forward leap with the body obliquely to the ground and arms en couronne and legs slightly bent.

1976 New Yorker 24 May 146/1 From this one performance, I seem to recall Baryshnikov landing from a double saut de basque in a split on the floor.