SHOEHORNING

Verb

shoehorning

present participle of shoehorn

Anagrams

• shoeing-horn

Source: Wiktionary


SHOEHORN

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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