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horse·shoe
 horseshoe
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- pronunciation:
- hors
shu
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a narrow, flat piece of iron shaped like a U that is fitted and nailed to a horse's hoof.
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| definition 2: |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game in which players toss horseshoes at a stake some distance away.
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| derivation: |
horseshoer (n.) |
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