horseshoe

B2 Topic:Animals

Also spelled horse-shoe

US /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/ UK /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/ See IPA manual

Freq #22833

Meanings

1

noun
a U-shaped metal plate fixed to a horse's hoof

The farrier nailed a new horseshoe onto the mare's hoof.
2

noun
a U-shaped iron object thrown at a stake in the game of horseshoes

His horseshoe landed neatly around the stake.
3

verb
to fit a horse with horseshoes

The blacksmith will horseshoe the pony tomorrow.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a u-shaped metal plate... shoe

3 verb · to fit a horse with horseshoes shoe

More horse shoe

Word family

Forms horseshoes

Derived forms horseshoes

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Phrases (1)

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horseshoe crab
a marine arthropod with a rounded horseshoe-shaped shell and a long pointed tail

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English horsscho, horssho, horscho, hors schoo, equivalent to horse + shoe.

Topics

Animals

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