Definition of shoe

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Shoe (n.) 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..

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Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A member of a union or association of shoemakers.
Tap :: Tap (n.) A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
Rand :: Rand (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel..
Galoshe :: Galoshe () A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg..
Crepane :: Crepane (n.) An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms an ulcer..
Mismate :: Mismate (v. t.) To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple..
Elsin :: Elsin (n.) A shoemaker's awl.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.
Esparto :: Esparto (n.) A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper..
Tip :: Tip (n.) An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc..
Heelpiece :: Heelpiece (n.) A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.
Crampoons :: Crampoons (n.) Iron instruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold..
Shoeless :: Shoeless (a.) Destitute of shoes.
Horseshoeing :: Horseshoeing (n.) The act or employment of shoeing horses.
Shoer :: Shoer (n.) One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses..
Racket :: Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground..
Shoeing-horn :: Shoeing-horn (n.) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt.
Sock :: Sock (n.) The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin..
Tramp :: Tramp (n.) A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
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