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Noun
/ˈhôr(s)ˌSHo͞o/,
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horseshoes, plural;
  1. A shoe for a horse formed of a narrow band of iron in the form of an extended circular arc and secured to the hoof with nails

  2. A shoe of this kind or a representation of one, regarded as bringing good luck

  3. Something resembling this in shape
    • - a horseshoe bend
  4. A game in which horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground

  1. equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
  2. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
  3. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
  4. (horseshoes) quoits: a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
  5. A horseshoe is a U-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials, nailed or glued to the hooves of horses and some other draught animals. Like a shoe on a human, it is used to protect the animal's feet from wear and tear. ...
  6. Horseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets (stakes) set in a sandbox area. ...
  7. (Horseshoes (film)) Horseshoes is a 1923 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
  8. (Horseshoes (poker)) Community card poker refers to any game of poker that uses community cards (also called "shared cards" or "window cards"), which are cards dealt face up in the center of the table and shared by all players. ...
  9. (Horseshoes) (released on "Selected Video Works 1970-78")
  10. (Horseshoes) The flat pieces of iron that are attached to each one of the horses hoofs.
  11. To dream of a horseshoe, indicates advance in business and lucky engagements for women. To see them broken, ill fortune and sickness is portrayed. To find a horseshoe hanging on the fence, denotes that your interests will advance beyond your most sanguine expectations. ...
  12. Sometimes used as a bearing, one of the earliest examples being that of William de Ferrars, sixth earl of Derby. (Also called fer de cheval.)
  13. A partial parachute malfunction wherein part of the deployed parachute is entangled with the jumper or with their equipment.
  14. A fold in a surface in a definite U-shaped pattern. Particularly used in describing squeezed-out blisters in a belt cover. Also called ring blisters, dog ears and pig ears. Colloquial.
  15. A curved bar attached to the underside of the wall of the hoof, to prevent wear and provide grip.^ Usually made of steel and nailed to the hoof, but may be of aluminum or other materials, and may be glued on. ...
  16. Good luck, receptivity if prongs upwards; bad luck or lack of receptiveness if prongs downwards.
  17. When ball goes around the edge of the cup and "comes back" toward you.
  18. common warm-up drill in minor hockey