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Hoeing
(gcide) | Hoe \Hoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hoeing.] [Cf. F. houer.]
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as,
to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or
to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe
corn.
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To hoe one's row, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.]
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Horseshoeing
(gcide) | Horseshoeing \Horse"shoe`ing\, n.
The act or employment of shoeing horses.
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Shoeing
(gcide) | Shoe \Shoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shod; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shoeing.] [AS. sc?ian, sce?ian. See Shoe, n.]
1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes
on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
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2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the
purpose of a shoe; to tip.
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The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which
is shod with brass or silver. --Evelyn.
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Shoeing-horn
(gcide) | Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-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.
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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.
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Snowshoeing
(gcide) | Snowshoeing \Snow"shoe`ing\, n.
Traveling on snowshoes.
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