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horseshoe

horse·shoe

horseshoe

 
pronunciation:
hors shu
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a narrow, flat, U-shaped piece of iron fitted and nailed to the underside of a horse's foot.
 
definition 2: something in the shape of a horseshoe.
definition 3: (pl. but used with a sing. verb) a game in which players toss horseshoes at a stake some distance away.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: horseshoes, horseshoeing, horseshoed
definition: to fit (a horse) with horseshoes.
derivation: horseshoer (n.)
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