- Shoefly
- Shoefly Shoe"fly`, n.
1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track
temporarily to one side for convenience in filling
washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.