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SHOEHORN
shoehorn
(noun) a device used for easing the foot into a shoe
shoehorn
(verb) fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shoehorn (plural shoehorns)
A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.
(derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
(obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
Synonyms
• shoeing-horn
• slipper spoon
Verb
shoehorn (third-person singular simple present shoehorns, present participle shoehorning, simple past and past participle shoehorned)
(literally) To use a shoehorn.
(transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
(transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with a some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
Source: Wiktionary
Shoe"horn`, Shoe"ing-horn`, n.
1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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