to horseshoe
- verb
- /ˈhɔrsˌʃu/
Examples
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His line ran up the steps, then horseshoed to the left, across from the two commissary windows.
Fiction book (1997) -
The farrier needs to horseshoe the horse before the competition to ensure its hooves are properly protected.
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She learned how to horseshoe a horse correctly, gaining confidence in her equestrian skills.
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Before the event, the team decided to horseshoe their horses to prepare them for the long trek.
Compounds
- Specialized
A large sea animal with a hard shell shaped like a horseshoe and a long pointed tail
- Indian
A sea animal with a hard shell and a long tail spine that lives on Asian coasts
A small wild plant that flowers every year with yellow flower clusters and pods shaped like small horseshoes
A thin, fast snake from Europe and Asia with a horseshoe-shaped mark on its head
- Australian
A small bat with orange fur that lives in forests in northwest Australia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Horseshoe as a verb comes from the two simple words horse and shoe, which together mean a 'shoe' for a horse. So to horseshoe a horse is simply to put that protective shoe onto its hoof.