horse-shoe

  • 31horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties …

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  • 32shoe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, stout (BrE), strong, sturdy ▪ clumpy (BrE), clunky (AmE) ▪ light …

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  • 33shoe — shoe1 [ ʃu ] noun count *** something that you wear on each foot, usually over socks: pair of shoes: She bought several pairs of shoes. walking/running shoes a. only before noun relating to shoes or used for shoes: shoe polish a shoe shop b. a… …

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  • 34horse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, great, lovely, magnificent ▪ He was mounted on the finest horse you could ever see. ▪ bay …

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  • 35horse — n. animal 1) to mount; ride; walk a horse; to lead a horse by the bridle 2) to curry; harness; hobble; saddle; shoe a horse 3) to break (in) a horse 4) to breed, raise horses 5) a cart (BE), draft (AE), dray; race; saddle; thoroughbred; wild… …

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  • 36shoe — I UK [ʃuː] / US [ʃu] noun [countable] Word forms shoe : singular shoe plural shoes *** something that you wear on each foot, usually over socks walking/running shoes pair of shoes: She bought several pairs of shoes. a) [only before noun] relating …

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  • 37horse sheep — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

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  • 38shoe boil — noun : a swelling on the elbow of a horse caused by irritation (as from bruising in lying or by clipping with a heel calk) * * * Vet. Pathol. a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying… …

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  • 39shoe — noun 1》 a covering for the foot having a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle.     ↘a horseshoe. 2》 a drag for a wheel. 3》 a socket on a camera for fitting a flash unit. 4》 a metal rim or ferrule, especially on the runner of a sledge. 5》… …

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  • 40shoe — [[t]ʃu͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ shoes, shoeing, shoed, shod 1) N COUNT Shoes are objects which you wear on your feet. They cover most of your foot and you wear them over socks or stockings. → See also , training shoe ...a pair of shoes... Low heeled… …

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