shoe

• a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel´s rotation
• U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse´s hoof
• footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
• (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time
• furnish with shoes
• A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg
• Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use
• A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury
• A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow
• A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill
• The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion
• A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building
• The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone
• An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill
• An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter
• An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile
• A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment
• To furnish with a shoe or shoes
• To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe

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