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to reshoe

to reshoe

1 4.9
To put new shoes on a horse or similar machine again
  • verb
  • /riːˈʃuː/
: volver a calzar
  • After a long ride, the equestrian decided it was time to reshoe her horse.

Examples

  • I called the farrier to reshoe my horse before the big race.

  • You reshoe our horses yet?

    Shadowheart (2009)

  • Look, if your horse threw a shoe, bring him back, and I'll reshoe him.

    Back to the Future Part III (1990)

  • Rodger will be here about 5:30 tonight to brush and reshoe Freddie.

    Brothers' Nest (2018)

  • The blacksmith specializes in reshoeing horses for local farmers.

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

reshoe infinitive
reshoeing present participle
reshoes third person singular
reshod past
reshod past participle

Morphology

reshoe = shoe (transparent) = re + shoe

This is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'shoe'.

Etymology

Reshoe is made of the parts re- ('again') and shoe, so it means to put new shoes on again, especially the metal shoes fitted to a horse's hooves. That's why to reshoe a horse is to replace its old shoes with new ones, and people also use the word for fitting new parts on some machines.