HORSESHOE

Horseshoe

A horseshoe is a fabricated product, normally made of metal, although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials, designed to protect a horse's hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that is anatomically akin to the human toenail, though much larger and thicker. However, there are many cases where shoes are sometimes glued.

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horseshoe

Noun

  1. The U-shaped metallic shoe of a horse.
  2. A U-shaped piece of metal used to play the game horseshoes.
  3. The U shape of a horseshoe.
  4. A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
  5. The symbol ⊃.

Verb

  1. To apply horseshoes to a horse.


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