Meaning

3 senses
  1. A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.

    Schuhanzieher, Schuhlöffel

    ло́жка для о́бувиlóžka dlja óbuvi, рожо́кrožók

    ріжо́кrižók

    a device used for easing the foot into a shoe

  2. (derogatory)Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.

  3. (obsolete)Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Do you have a shoehorn?

    У тебе є ріжок для взуття? — deniko

    ruУ Вас есть рожок для обуви? — sharptoothed

    deHast du einen Schuhanzieher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Netflix shoehorns homosexuality into every show.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tool used to assist the foot:
Русский
By meaning 1
tool used to assist the foot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tool used to assist the foot:

Origin

From shoe + horn.

From shoe + horn.

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