horse-shoe

  • 71Patten (shoe) — Pattens were clogs, overshoes or sandals, held on the foot by leather or cloth bands, often with a wooden sole or metal device to elevate the foot and increase the wearer s height or aid in walking in mud. They were worn during the Middle Ages… …

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  • 72Bar shoe — Bar Bar (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a… …

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  • 73Bago (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Bago caption = Bago winning the 2004 Prix de l Arc de Triomphe sire = Nashwan grandsire = Blushing Groom dam = Moonlight s Box damsire = Nureyev sex = Stallion foaled = 2001 country = France… …

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  • 74bar|shoe — «BAHR SHOO», noun. a horseshoe with a flat iron plate extending across the rear to protect the frog of the horse s hoof …

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  • 75Horne Alley, Shoe Lane —    Mentioned 1654 (L. and P. Commonw. VII. 341).    Qy. = Horse Alley …

    Dictionary of London

  • 76White Horse Inn —    1) On the east side of Wood Street at No.30, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Rocque, 1746 Lockie, 1816). Near Love Lane.    Former names: Coach and Horses Inn, Yard (O. and M. 1677 Strype, ed. 1720). Coach and six Horses Inn (P.C. 1732).    The… …

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  • 77charlier shoe — ˈshärlēˌā , lˌyā noun Usage: often capitalized C Etymology: probably from the name Charlier : a narrow light horseshoe without a toe clip that is nailed in a groove made in the lower edge of the wall of a horse s hoof …

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  • 78horseshoe — horse•shoe [[t]ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ [/t]] n. v. shoed, shoe•ing 1) aU shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse s hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces 2) somethingU shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other… …

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  • 79horseshoe — horse|shoe [ˈho:ʃ ʃu:, ˈho:s US ˈho:r ] n 1.) a U shaped piece of iron that is fixed onto the bottom of a horse s foot 2.) an object in the shape of a horseshoe that is a sign of good luck …

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  • 80horseshoe — horse|shoe [ hɔrs,ʃu ] noun count 1. ) a curved piece of iron fastened to the bottom of a horse s HOOF 2. ) an object in the shape of a horseshoe, believed to bring good luck …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English