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horseshoe
noun
- a flat, -shaped metal plate nailed to a horse's hoof for protection
- anything shaped like this
- a game in which the players toss horseshoes at two facing stakes driven into the ground 40 feet apart, the object being to encircle the stake or come as close to it as possible
transitive verb horseshoed, horseshoeing
to fit with a horseshoe or horseshoes
Related Forms:
- horseshoer noun
See horseshoe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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