Definition of shoe

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Shoe (n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

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Over :: Over (prep.) Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was over his head, over his shoes..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..
Soal :: Soal (n.) The sole of a shoe.
Underlay :: Underlay (n.) To put a tap on (a shoe).
Heel :: Heel (n.) The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe..
Tramp :: Tramp (n.) A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade..
Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it..
Awl :: Awl (n.) A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) Low shoes fastened with lacings.
Pump :: Pump (n.) A low shoe with a thin sole.
Latchet :: Latchet (n.) The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.
Japan :: "Japan (v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes..
Goloe-shoe :: Goloe-shoe (n.) A galoche.
Gaiter :: Gaiter (n.) A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe..
Rhinolophid :: Rhinolophid (n.) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building..
Racket :: Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground..
Lingel :: Lingel (n.) A shoemaker's thread.
Balmoral :: Balmoral (n.) A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front..
Hippocrepian :: Hippocrepian (n.) One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactolaema..
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