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Meaning
Noun
●
In Footwear:
A
protective
covering
for the
foot
, with a
bottom
part
composed
of
thick
leather
or
plastic
sole
and often a
thicker
heel
, and a
softer
upper
part
made of
leather
or
synthetic
material
. Shoes
generally
do not
extend
above the
ankle
,
as opposed to
boots
, which do.
●
A
piece
of
metal
designed
to be
attached
to a horse's
foot
as a means of
protection
; a horseshoe.
●
In Card games:
A
device
for
holding
multiple
decks
of
playing cards
,
allowing
more
games
to be
played
by
reducing
the time between shuffles.
●
Something
resembling
a
shoe in
form,
position
, or
function
, such as a
brake
shoe
.
A
band
of
iron
or
steel
, or a
ship
of
wood
,
fastened
to
the bottom
of the
runner
of a
sleigh
, or any
vehicle
which
slides
on the snow.
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.
The part of a
railroad car
brake
which
presses
upon the
wheel
to
retard
its motion.
A
trough
or
spout
for
conveying
grain
from the
hopper
to the
eye
of the millstone.
An
inclined
trough
in an ore-crushing mill.
An
iron
socket
or
plate
to take the
thrust
of a
strut
or rafter.
An
iron
socket
to
protect
the point of a
wooden
pile.
Part of a current
collector
on
electric
trains
which provides
contact
either with a
live rail
or an
overhead
wire
(fitted to a
pantograph
in the latter case).
An
ingot
of
gold
or
silver
shaped
somewhat like a
traditional
Chinese
shoe
, formerly used in
trade in
the Far East.
●
In Architecture:
Something
resembling
a
shoe in
form,
position
, or
function
, such as a
brake
shoe
.
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.
●
In Engineering:
Something
resembling
a
shoe in
form,
position
, or
function
, such as a
brake
shoe
.
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.
●
The
outer
cover
or
tread
of a
pneumatic
tire
, especially for an automobile.
●
A
pneumatic
tire
, especially for an automobile.
Verb
●
To
put
shoes
on one's own
feet.
●
To
put
shoes
on someone
or something
else's
feet
, especially to
put
horseshoes
on a horse.
●
To
cover
an
object
with a
protective
layer
of material.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
shoe
English
shoo
Middle English (1100-1500)
scoh
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Shoe
Calceate
Footwear
Boat Money
Shoe Money
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