shoe
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8.1
- noun
- /ʃu/
- Jargon
- More accurately, it has some pretty elaborate shoe-making tools that it needs to allow players to fill.
Examples
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In blackjack, players use a shoe to get multiple decks of cards for dealing.
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The dealer shuffled the cards and placed them into the shoe for the next round.
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Counting into a six-deck shoe is quite a feat.
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"An NBA coach, an agent, and a representative from a shoe company happily walked toward Hoops.
Fiction book (1998) -
One year's apprenticeship and he'd be a bona fide, certified shoe repairman.
Fiction book (1996) -
The casino employee carefully added more decks to the shoe before the game started.
Idioms
- Informal
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7.5
A situation that has changed so the other person has the advantage
Imagine being in the other person's place to understand them better
Compounds
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2.7
A shoe made for dancing that helps you move smoothly and gives support to your foot
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2.8
A shoe with a smooth sole worn for bowling to protect the lane and help you slide
- Specialized
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4.8
A curved metal block inside a wheel that presses a drum to slow its spin
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2.3
A light, comfortable shoe made of soft plastic with holes that let air reach your feet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shoe in card games got its name because it 'holds' the decks like a shoe holds a foot, so a dealer uses a shoe to hold and deal cards one at a time.