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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Shoon :: Shoon (n.) pl. of Shoe.
Electro-magnet :: Electro-magnet (n.) A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An overshoe made of India rubber.
Shoehorn :: Shoehorn (n.) Alt. of Shoeing-hor.
Heelball :: Heelball (n.) A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp..
Peg :: Peg (v. i.) To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task..
Sole :: Sole (n.) The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom..
Wet-shod :: Wet-shod (a.) Having the feet, or the shoes on the feet, wet..
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..
Blacksmith :: Blacksmith (n.) A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc..
Heeltap :: Heeltap (v. t.) To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.).
Discalceated :: Discalceated (a.) Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod; discalced.
Over :: Over (a.) Upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment, overlord, overwork, overhaste..
Mat :: Mat (n.) A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes..
Merostomata :: Merostomata (n. pl.) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus..
Heel :: Heel (v. t.) To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe..
Horsefoot :: Horsefoot (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Old :: Old (superl.) Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes..
Clamper :: Clamper (n.) An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper..
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