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horseshoe
[ hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- ]
noun
- a U -shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces.
- something U -shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other natural feature:
We picnicked in the middle of a horseshoe of trees.
- horseshoes, (used with a singular verb) a game in which horseshoes or other U -shaped pieces of metal, plastic, etc., are tossed at an iron stake 30 or 40 feet (9 or 12 meters) away in order to encircle it or to come closer to it than one's opponent.
verb (used with object)
- to put a horseshoe or horseshoes on.
adjective
- having the shape of a horseshoe; U -shaped:
a horseshoe bend in the river.
horseshoe
/ ˈɔːˌʃː /
noun
- a piece of iron shaped like a U with the ends curving inwards that is nailed to the underside of the hoof of a horse to protect the soft part of the foot from hard surfaces: commonly thought to be a token of good luck
- an object of similar shape
verb
- tr to fit with a horseshoe; shoe
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰse noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of horseshoe1
Example Sentences
She said sure, then gifted him a kegerator and a horseshoe beer tap for Father’s Day.
A burnt horseshoe found in the rubble is more promising as a probative clue.
There are several theories to explain why not a single home caught ablaze as the Eaton fire burned a horseshoe around Olson’s street and surrounding neighborhood.
Teresa Lai was determined to save her parents from a long trip through the 1 World Way horseshoe this year.
A couple of reader submissions offered pointers on how to hack the horseshoe from hell — the permanently gridlocked U-shaped route past all of the terminals at Los Angeles International Airport.
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