Shoe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shod; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoeing.]
1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe; to tip.
The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver. --Evelyn.
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shoe
n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a
flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel
of heavier material
2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one
at a time
3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: horseshoe]
4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
rotation [syn: brake shoe, skid]
v : furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"
[also: shod]
shod
adj 1: wearing footgear [syn: shodden, shoed] [ant: unshod]
2: used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn: calced]
[ant: discalced]