horseshoe
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metalThe U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
» The horse has lost a horseshoe.
Das Pferd hat ein Hufeisen verloren. — mraz
Лошадь потеряла подкову. — Wezel
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6 sensesThe U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
Hufeisen, Beschlag
подко́ваpodkóva
підко́ваpidkóva
The U shape of a horseshoe.
the horseshoe of the Carpathians
подко́ваpodkóva
(slang)A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
The symbol ⊃.
подмно́жествоpodmnóžestvo
An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
A U-shaped life buoy.
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
Examples
17 sentencesThe horse has lost a horseshoe.
ruЛошадь потеряла подкову. — Wezel
deDas Pferd hat ein Hufeisen verloren. — mraz
The horseshoe brings luck and has apotropaic meaning.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Yanni always carries a small horseshoe in his pocket.
A horseshoe and a black cat bring bad luck.
ruПодкова и чёрная кошка приносят несчастье. — Ooneykcall
Translations
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Origin
Calks (identified by the letter "C" on the shown horseshoe) consist of spur-point and a shCalks (identified by the letter "C" on the shown horseshoe) consist of spur-point and a shank to form an antislipping device.
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Forms
plural: horseshoes| Singular | horseshoe |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof:shoe
Word family
15 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.