shoe : Idioms & Phrases

• etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. Eng.

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• noun a shoe designed to be worn by infants
  

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• (Far.), a kind of horseshoe having a bar across the usual opening at the heel, to protect a tender frog from injury.

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• noun a special shoe worn when bowling
  

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• noun a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
  skid; shoe.
  

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• the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs.

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• noun an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides
  congress boot; congress gaiter.
  

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• adjective satellite having or keeping the feet or shoes dry
  
  • a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod

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Dry"-shod` adjective

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1. Without wetting the feet.

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Go*loe"-shoe` noun

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1. A galoche.

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• noun a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
  sneaker; gym shoe.
  

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• noun a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
  jodhpur boot; jodhpur.
  

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• noun a light comfortable shoe designed for running
  

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• noun an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color
  saddle oxford.
  

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• noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
  Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; shoeblack plant; Chinese hibiscus; China rose; Rose of China.
  

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• (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other.

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• a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners.

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• noun an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe
  

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• noun the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
  collar.
  

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• noun an industry that manufactures and sells shoes
  

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• noun a lace used for fastening shoes
  shoelace; shoestring; shoe lace.
  

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• noun leather used to make shoes
  

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• . (Naut.) (a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground.

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• a kind of moccasin. See Pac.

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• noun a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
  blacking.
  

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• noun the shoemaker's trade
  shoemaking; cobbling.
  

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• noun a shop where shoes are sold
  shoe shop; shoe store.
  

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• a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather.

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• noun a shop where shoes are sold
  shoe shop; shoe store.
  

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• noun a small amount of money
  shoestring.
  
  • he managed it on a shoestring
• noun a lace used for fastening shoes
  shoelace; shoestring; shoe lace.
  

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• noun a shop where shoes are sold
  shoe shop; shoe store.
  

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• noun tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
  soft-shoe dancing; soft-shoe.
  

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• noun tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
  soft-shoe dancing; soft-shoe.
  

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• noun tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles
  soft-shoe dancing; soft-shoe.
  

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• noun a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
  sneaker; gym shoe.
  

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• to throw off or lose a shoe, said of a horse or ox.

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• noun any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
  Venus's slipper; Venus' slipper.
  

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• a skid, or shoe, for retarding the motion of a wagon wheel; a drag.

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• noun a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking
  

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Wet"-shod` adjective

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1. Having the feet, or the shoes on the feet, wet.

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• adjective satellite denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
  
  • the politician tried to hide his white-shoe background

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• noun a shoe carved from a single block of wood
  sabot.
  

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• noun a thick and heavy shoe
  brogan; clodhopper; brogue.
  

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