shoeing-horn
shoeing-horn · shoeing-horns
A shoehornA shoehorn.
Meaning
4 senses(dated)A shoehorn.
(obsolete)Anything that facilitates a transaction; that which smooths the way or greases the wheels.
(UK, obsolete)Anything that induces or "draws on" thirst.
(obsolete)A young man encouraged by a woman as a hanger-on to encourage the advances of more desirable suitors.
Forms
plural: shoeing-horns| Singular | shoeing-horn |
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See 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.