Shoehorn

Meaning

Noun

●

In Footwear & Tools:

A

that

in

the

into a

, by

the

in after the

is

. This

and

to the back of the

. By

it into the back of the

behind the

, the

the

from

down the back of the

and

; instead the

down the

, which then

once the

is

.

⚠️

In Tools:

Anything by which a

is

; a medium.

●

In Tools:

Anything which

on or

; an inducement.

Verb

●

In Tools:

To use a shoehorn.

●

In Tools:

To

(something) into (a

); to

(something) into (a

, etc); to

great

to

or include (something); to include (something)

not to.

●

In Tools:

To

some current

into

with some (usually

)

, especially when it is fallacious.

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Origin

shoehorn

English

horn

English

horn

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

shoe

English

shoo

Middle English (1100-1500)

scoh

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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