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shod Definition


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shoe
noun
    1. Either of a pair of shaped outer coverings for the feet, especially ones made of leather or other stiff material, usually finishing below the ankle.
    2. Anything like this in shape or function.
    3. A horseshoe.
    4. A metal tip or ferrule for protecting the end of a pole, stick, etc.
    5. A strip of metal attached to the runners of a sledge to reduce friction.
    6. A drag for the wheel of a vehicle.
    7. A brakeshoe.
    8. The contact on an electric train that slides along the third rail in order to pick up the current to power it.
verb shod, shoeing
    1. To provide with shoes.
    2. To fit (a horse) with shoes.
Idiom: in someone's shoes
    In the same situation as them; in their position.
      Example: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes now
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon scoh.



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