Definition of shoe

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Shoe (n.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib..

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Quarter :: Quarter (n.) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp..
Shoemaker :: Shoemaker (n.) The runner, 12..
Moile :: Moile (n.) A kind of high shoe anciently worn.
Snowshoe :: Snowshoe (n.) A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An overshoe made of India rubber.
Sparable :: Sparable (n.) A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.
Elsin :: Elsin (n.) A shoemaker's awl.
Shod :: Shod (imp. & p. p.) f Shoe.
Horseshoe :: Horseshoe (n.) The Limulus of horsehoe crab.
Sock :: Sock (n.) The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin..
Tap :: Tap (n.) A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
Peg :: Peg (n.) A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg..
Goloe-shoe :: Goloe-shoe (n.) A galoche.
Crampoons :: Crampoons (n.) Iron instruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold..
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..
Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
Racket :: Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground..
Cocker :: Cocker (n.) A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
Shoebill :: Shoebill (n.) A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak..
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