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shoe

UK/ˈʃuː/ US/ˈʃu/ common slang
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

2.

(card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

3.

U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse''s hoof

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4.

a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel''s rotation

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verb

1.

furnish with shoes

  • “the children were well shoed”

Origin

From Middle English scho, sho, from Old English sċōh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”).

Phrases

  • accessory shoe
  • approach shoe
  • as ever trod shoe leather
  • as ever trod shoe-leather
  • athletic shoe
  • ballet shoe
  • bar shoe
  • barefoot shoe

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