Definition of shoe

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Shoe (n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill..

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Drag :: Drag (v. t.) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel..
Welt :: Welt (v. t.) To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve..
Slipshoe :: Slipshoe (n.) A slipper.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) Low shoes fastened with lacings.
Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..
Skid :: Skid (n.) A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose..
Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
Soal :: Soal (n.) The sole of a shoe.
Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An overshoe made of India rubber.
Pump :: Pump (n.) A low shoe with a thin sole.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at..
Lapstone :: Lapstone (n.) A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather..
Skate :: Skate (n.) A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice..
Limulus :: Limulus (n.) The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a few species from the East Indies, and one (Limulus polyphemus) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called also Molucca crab, king crab, horseshoe crab, and horsefoot..
Ballotade :: Ballotade (v. i.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out..
Oxshoe :: Oxshoe (n.) A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof..
Balmoral :: Balmoral (n.) A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front..
Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes..
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