Shoeing-horn
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shoeing-horn is a noun meaning (UK, obsolete, Elizabethan English) Anything that induces or "draws on" thirst.
Meaning
(UK, obsolete, Elizabethan English) Anything that induces or "draws on" thirst.
More Meanings
- (dated) A shoehorn.
- (obsolete) Anything that facilitates a transaction; that which smooths the way or greases the wheels.
- (obsolete) A young man encouraged by a woman as a hanger-on to encourage the advances of more desirable suitors.
Word Forms
- shoeing-horns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shoe-horn, shoe, shoehorn, horseshoe, horse-lock, horsenail.
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