Horseshoe and Shoe

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Horseshoe noun - U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof.

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Shoe is a synonym for horseshoe. In some cases you can use "Shoe" instead a noun "Horseshoe".

Nearby Word: horseshoeing

Shoe noun - U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof.

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Horseshoe is a synonym for shoe. You can use "Horseshoe" instead a noun "Shoe". popular alternative

Nearby Words: shod, shoeless, shoeing

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe, the horse was lost; For want of a horse, the rider was lost; For want of a rider, the message was lost; For want of the message, the battle was lost; For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

Source: For Want of a Nail
Subverted later on that Shoe's bad luck could be switched over to good luck by simply lifting up the horseshoe-shaped projection on his head.

Source: Bad Luck Charm
A 1962 Paramount cartoon called "The Shoe Must Go On" dealt with a symphony orchestra rehearsal being disrupted by a blacksmith next door hammering a horseshoe on an anvil.

Source: The Show Must Go On

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