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BNC: 15664 COCA: 13969

horseshoe

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
horseshoe /ˈhoɚsˌʃuː/ noun
plural horseshoes
horseshoe
/ˈhoɚsˌʃuː/
noun
plural horseshoes
Learner's definition of HORSESHOE
[count]
: a U-shaped band of iron nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof as a shoe马蹄铁;马掌
: something shaped like a horseshoe马蹄铁形的东西
horseshoes [plural] US : a game in which players try to get horseshoes around a stake in the ground by throwing them at the stake from a certain distance掷蹄铁套柱游戏
BNC: 15664 COCA: 13969

horseshoe

noun

horse·​shoe ˈhȯrs-ˌshü How to pronounce horseshoe (audio)
ˈhȯrsh-
1
: a usually U-shaped band of iron fitted and nailed to the rim of a horse's hoof to protect it
2
: something (such as a valley) shaped like a horseshoe
3
horseshoes plural : a game like quoits played with horseshoes or with horseshoe-shaped pieces of metal
horseshoe transitive verb
horseshoer noun

Example Sentences

The lake was a horseshoe surrounded by tall pine trees.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of horseshoe was in the 14th century
BNC: 15664 COCA: 13969

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